The orthogeriatric cycle and orthogeriatric taxonomy: definitions, classifications, and conceptual elements for a better clinical practice

• मुख्य लेखक: José Dinamarca-Montecinos (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The incidence of fragility fractures is increasing. This group of diseases, mainly hip fractures, has enormous clinical, social, organizational, epidemiological, and economic impact. Orthogeriatrics emerged in the 1960s as a response to the impact of hip fractures on health systems. Since then, the...