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ReviewOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2024

Geriatric trauma: there is more to it than just the implant!

Christopher Lee, Stephen L Kates, Matthew L Graves, Kyle J Jeray, Houman Javedan, Reza Firoozabadi, Emil Schemitsch

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Review in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Stephen L KatesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Matthew L GravesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MI.
Kyle J JerayDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Univeristy of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC.
Houman JavedanDepartment of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Reza FiroozabadiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Univeristy of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Emil SchemitschDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, Bone and Joint Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Harvard University · USJackson Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geriatric trauma continues to rise, corresponding with the continuing growth of the older population. These fractures continue to expand, demonstrated by the incidence of hip fractures having grown to 1.5 million adults worldwide per year. This patient population and their associated fracture patterns present unique challenges to the surgeon, as well as having a profound economic impact on the health care system. Pharmacologic treatment has focused on prevention, with aging adults having impaired fracture healing in addition to diminished bone mineral density. Intraoperatively, novel ideas to assess fracture reduction to facilitate decreased fracture collapse have recently been explored. Postoperatively, pharmacologic avenues have focused on future fracture prevention, while shared care models between geriatrics and orthopaedics have shown promise regarding decreasing mortality and length of stay. As geriatric trauma continues to grow, it is imperative that we look to optimize all phases of care, from preoperative to postoperative.

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fracture healinggeriatric trauma

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PMID38487398
PMCPMC10936161
OpenAlexW4392807149

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