Overview
- Practical and comprehensive overview of fractures in the elderly
- Designed for wide range of physicians, fellows, and residents
- Provide all the necessary information and most current data and opinions regarding the treatment of elderly patients who sustain a variety of fractures
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Aging Medicine (AGME)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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The Aging of Bone and Etiologies of Fractures
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Perioperative Management
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Common Fractures in the Elderly
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Rehabilitation, Post-fracture Evaluation, and Prevention
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“This multiauthored book on fractures in older persons is part of the series Aging Medicine. … audience is practitioners, but advanced trainees in these areas also will find this book of use. The authors are all experts in these areas. … This is a very good book with a well-organized flow. … Persons looking for useful areas of research in fractures and the management of persons sustaining fractures would benefit from reading this book. The contribution of a wide range of specialists enhances its usefulness.” (David O. Staats, Doody’s Review Service, June, 2011)
“This timely book aims to provide up-to-date information on the prevention of fractures in the elderly as well as current best management practices for dealing with fractures once they have occurred. … The discussions of current surgical techniques are … concise and clearly presented for both the surgical and the nonsurgical reader. … a readable, concise guide for clinicians whose task is to prevent or to treat fractures in elderly persons. … should be a useful reference for geriatricians, orthopedists, anesthesiologists, and primary care physicians.” (David A. Ontjes, Journal of the American Medical Association, July, 2011)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fractures in the Elderly
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Practical Management
Editors: Robert J. Pignolo, Mary Ann Keenan, Nader M. Hebela
Series Title: Aging Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-467-8
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-718-7Published: 27 December 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-467-8Published: 25 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 335
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Orthopedics, Internal Medicine