ReviewClinical interventions in aging2016
Orthogeriatric care: improving patient outcomes.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Geriatric care in hip fracture recovery: does it truly make a difference? A meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Perioperative interventions to improve early mobilisation and physical function after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- [COVID-19 and fragility hip fracture. Joint recommendations of the Spanish Society of Osteoporotic Fractures and the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology].Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologiaGuideline
- Effect of the orthogeriatric co-management on older hip fracture patients with multimorbidity: a post-hoc exploratory subgroup analysis of a non-randomised controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Trial
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- Management of dens fractures in older people and the role of the geriatrician: a survey of practice in UK and Ireland major trauma centres.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Femur fracture: characteristics of patients, treatment outcomes, and factors associated with good outcomes at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. A retrospective review of hospital records of 2022.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Functional Recovery Predictors in Hip Fractures: Insights from a Community Clinical Pathway.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Delays and Discrepancies in the Care of Older Injured Patients Across the United Kingdom: A Cohort Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Are We Getting Better? Trends in 30-Day Readmission and Length of Stay Following Hip Fracture Surgery Among Older Adults: A Five-Year ACS-NSQIP Analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Stressors and coping strategies in older people hospitalised for hip surgery following a fall: a multiple case study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Orthogeriatric Care Following Hip Fracture: Improving Post-Operative Outcomes in an Aged Population.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- 'Auspicious liaisons'-evaluating the impact of a liaison geriatrician initiative on older adults psychiatric wards.Age and ageing · 2023Article
- Implementation of Orthogeriatrics in Portugal.Cureus · 2023Article
- Ultra-old patients and long-term survival after hip fracture: a real-world assessment.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Delphi-Based Consensus to Determine Core Aspects of Post-Hip-Fracture Surgery Rehabilitation Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Dementia is a surrogate for frailty in hip fracture mortality prediction.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Clinical implications of anticoagulant oral therapy in elderly patients with hip fracture.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of a co-management care model on older hip fracture patients in China - A multicentre non-randomised controlled study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hip fractures are a very serious socio-economic problem in western countries. Since the 1950s, orthogeriatric units have introduced improvements in the care of geriatric patients admitted to hospital because of hip fractures. During this period, these units have reduced mean hospital stays, number of complications, and both in-hospital mortality and mortality over the middle term after hospital discharge, along with improvements in the quality of care and a reduction in costs. Likewise, a recent clinical trial has reported greater functional gains among the affected patients. Studies in this field have identified the prognostic factors present upon admission or manifesting themselves during admission and that increase the risk of patient mortality or disability. In addition, improved care afforded by orthogeriatric units has proved to reduce costs. Nevertheless, a number of management issues remain to be clarified, such as the optimum anesthetic, analgesic, and thromboprophylactic protocols; the type of diagnostic and therapeutic approach best suited to patients with cognitive problems; or the efficiency of the programs used in convalescence units or in home rehabilitation care. Randomized clinical trials are needed to consolidate the evidence in this regard.
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