Fractures in the Elderly

1. Osteobiology of Aging
Andrew Rosenzweig, Robert J. Pignolo

2. Pathologic Fractures
Jesse T. Torbert, Richard D. Lackman

3. Falls
Amy M. Corcoran, Bruce Kinosian

4. Preoperative Assessment of Risk
Joan Weinryb

5. Anticoagulation
Kathleen Walsh, John Bruza

6. Prevention and Management of Perioperative Delirium
Jerry C. Johnson

7. Anesthesia and Postoperative Pain Control
Jonathan R. Gavrin

8. Postoperative Complications
Jung-Hoon Kim

9. Hand and Wrist Fractures in the Elderly
Laura C. Wiegand, Atul F. Kamath, Nick D. Pappas, David J. Bozentka

10. Fractures of the Shoulder and Elbow
J. Stuart Melvin, Karen Boselli, G. Russell Huffman

11. Vertebral Compression Fractures
Ejovi Ughwanogho, Nader M. Hebela

12. Hip Fractures
Andrew F. Kuntz, Albert O. Gee, Jaimo Ahn, Samir Mehta

13. Fractures of the Distal Femur
Jesse T. Torbert, John L. Esterhai

14. Tibial Plateau Fractures in the Elderly
John Alan Scolaro, Gwo-Chin Lee

15. Rehabilitation
Keith Baldwin, Derek J. Donegan, Mary Ann Keenan

16. Evaluation of Bone Fragility and Fracture Prevention
Robert J. Pignolo

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Orthopedics, Internal Medicine