Opinion
Orthogeriatric units. They are really necessary
Manuel Mesa Ramos1*, Jose R Caeiro-Rey2
1Head of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Rheumatology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. FLS Unit. Hospital Valle de los Pedroches, Pozoblanco (Córdoba). Spain
2Head of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service. FLS Unit. University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Associate Professor of Health Sciences. Surgery Department. University of Santiago de Compostela. Spain
Mesa-Ramos M, Head of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Rheumatology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, FLS Unit, Hospital Valle de los Pedroches, Pozoblanco (Cordoba), Spain.
Received Date: August 03, 2020; Published Date: September 02, 2020
Abstract
Core tip
The fragility hip fracture orthogeriatric co-management model of care, integrated in specific functional ortogeriatric units, undoubtedly benefit elderly patients with this type of fracture, improving care standards of quality. The authors of this editorial recommend this multi and interdisciplinary approach to improve both intra and extra hospitalary care of patients with fragility hip fracture. The authors invite all the actors involved in this process to adopt a positive disposition to create, endow and develop ortogeriatric units.
Keywords: Fragility hip fracture; Morbidity; Mortality; Ortogeriatric comanagment care; Ortogeriatric unit
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Manuel Mesa Ramos, Jose R Caeiro-Rey. Orthogeriatric units. They are really necessary. Glob J Ortho Res. 2(4): 2020. GJOR. MS.ID.000542.
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