Fractures in the Elderly: A Guide to Practical Management - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 3319722263 ISBN 13: 9783319722269

Casa editrice: Humana Pr Inc, 2018

Riassunto

​Newly revised and updated, this book provides geriatricians and orthopedic surgeons with the most vital tools to treat elderly patients who sustain a variety of fractures. The text uniquely encompass the etiologies of fracture in the elderly, perioperative management, the surgical treatment of common fractures in the elderly, as well as rehabilitation and prevention in the older patient. It focuses on the most current data and opinions regarding assessment and management of geriatric conditions that predispose the elderly to fracture, perioperative complications and subsequent functional decline. Unlike any other text, experts in both orthopedics and geriatrics review the content of each chapter for readability and appeal to his/her respective discipline, making this the physician’s ultimate guide to treating elderly patients with injuries.

Fractures in the Elderly, Second Edition is a valuable resource for geriatricians, orthopedic surgeons, physiologists, and rehabilitation specialists.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Robert J. Pignolo, MD, PhD
Chair, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
Robert and Arlene Kogod Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA

 

Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD, FACS
Advisory Dean and Co-Director, Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Reconstruction
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Humana Pr Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3319722263
• ISBN 13: 9783319722269
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 315
• Redattore: Pignolo Robert J., Ahn Jaimo
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