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Orthogeriatrics: The Management of Older Patients with Fragility Fractures (Practical Issues in Geriatrics) by Paolo Falaschi; David R. Marsh is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Open access publication has been possible through an unconditional educational grant from UCB. This new open access edition supported by the Fragility Fracture Network aims at giving the widest possible dissemination on fragility fracture (especially hip fracture) management and notably in countries where this expertise is sorely needed. It has been extensively revised and updated by the experts of this network to provide a unique and reliable content in one single volume. Throughout the book, attention is given to the difficult question of how to provide best practice in countries where the discipline of geriatric medicine is not well established and resources for secondary prevention are scarce. The revised and updated chapters on the epidemiology of hip fractures, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, surgery, anaesthesia, medical management of frailty, peri-operative complications, rehabilitation and nursing are supplemented by six new chapters. These include an overview of the multidisciplinary approach to fragility fractures and new contributions on pre-hospital care, treatment in the emergency room, falls prevention, nutrition and systems for audit. The reader will have an exhaustive o

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Author

Paolo Falaschi; David R. Marsh

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030481278

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Nursing, Medicine

Updated

2026-03-24