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ArticleRevista brasileira de ortopedia

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AMONG THE ELDERLY: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

Luiz Eugênio Garcez Leme, Maria do Carmo Sitta, Manuella Toledo, Simone da Silva Henriques

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Article in Revista brasileira de ortopedia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Perioperative Considerations for Orthopedic Surgery in a Geriatric Population.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2026
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  6. Mind Health Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2020
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  7. Impact of an orthogeriatrician on length of stay of elderly patient with hip fracture.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Luiz Eugênio Garcez LemeUniversity of São Paulo Medical School.
Maria do Carmo SittaAttending Physician in the Geriatrics Service, IOT/HC/FMUSP.
Manuella ToledoGeriatrics Service, IOT/HC/FMUSP.
Simone da Silva HenriquesGeriatrics Service, IOT/HC/FMUSP.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Care for elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, particularly for those requiring emergency surgery, needs to take into account an analysis of physical capacity and risks specific to elderly individuals, in an attempt to reduce the risks. Nevertheless, these remain high in this group. Despite the risks, procedures developed promptly have a positive effect on these patients' evolution. Coordinated care, composed of teams of specialists within clinical medicine, geriatrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology and critical care, along with other healthcare professionals, may be highly beneficial for this group of patients.

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AgedEmergency MedicineOrthopedic

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PMID27027017
PMCPMC4799167

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