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.
