Orthogeriatric Service Improves Outcomes For Elderly Patients With A Proximal Femoral Fracture

Around one in ten patients suffering a proximal femoral fracture die within thirty days. A team of medical specialists at the trauma and orthopaedic surgery unit, Nottingham University Hospitals (UK), has developed a multidisciplinary approach for elderly inpatients. Presenting data on this "comprehensive care package" at the 14th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) in Istanbul, the team was able to demonstrate improved outcomes for patients and a reduction in the cost of care...

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