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In contrast to most injuries in younger individuals, fractures in elderly patients represent life-threatening and life-altering events. The individual and societal costs of these injuries are immense. Management of these conditions represents an important public health concern. In order to successfully navigate a rehabilitation program for these injuries, both surgical and medical concerns must be adequately planned for and adequately addressed. Often the care of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach in order to be successful. A comprehensive rehabilitation plan for most fractures includes consideration of underlying physiological status and specific goal directed therapy for all major activities of daily living. It is also important for geriatricians and orthopaedic surgeons alike to understand the role of other professionals in the rehabilitation of their patients.
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Baldwin, K., Donegan, D.J., Keenan, M.A. (2011). Rehabilitation. In: Pignolo, R., Keenan, M., Hebela, N. (eds) Fractures in the Elderly. Aging Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-467-8_15
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