Fractures in the elderly : a guide to practical management /: a guide to practical management. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert J. Pignolo, Jaimo Ahn, editors.
• Editors: Pignolo, Robert J; Ahn, Jaimo
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: The Aging of Bone and Etiologies of Fractures; 1: Osteobiology of Aging; Basic Anatomy of Bone; Bony Matrix; Cortical Bone; Trabecular Bone; Basic Multicenter Units (BMUs); Osteoclasts; Osteoblasts; Osteoblast Versus Adipocyte Differentiation; Osteocytes; Bone as a Mineral Reservoir; Skeletal Maintenance and Remodeling; Activation (Phase 1); Osteoprotegerin/RANK/RANKL; Resorption (Phase 2); Reversal (Phase 3); Formation (Phase 4); Regulation of Bone Remodeling; Vitamin D and Osteomalacia; Vitamin D and Aging; Vitamin D-Related Myopathy Drug-Induced OsteoporosisGlucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (GIO); Diabetes and Osteoporosis; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Osteoporosis; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Fracture Risk; Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis; Telomere Shortening and Telomerase Dysfunction in Aging Bone; References; 2: Pathologic Fractures; Metastatic Bone Disease; Epidemiology; Location; Presentation; Evaluation and Diagnostic Workup; History and Physical Examination; Laboratory Analysis; Imaging; Biopsy; Management; Conservative Management of Metastatic Bone Disease; Chemotherapy; Radiation Radio-Frequency Ablation/CryotherapySurgical Management of Metastatic Bone Disease; General Considerations; Prophylactic Surgery; Pathologic Fractures; Implant/Technique Options; Fixation Strategies by Site; Upper Extremity; Pelvis; Lower Extremity; Surgical Management of Spine Metastases; Postoperative Care; Conclusion; References; 3: Falls; Epidemiology; Risk Factors and Screening; Fall Assessment; Post-fall Assessment and Evaluation; First Fall; Recurrent Falls; Fall Prevention; Primary Prevention; Exercise; Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation; Sarcopenia and Nutrition Secondary PreventionTechnological Devices; Hip Protectors; Post-fall Interventions; Community-Based Older Adults; Facility-Based Older Adults; Inpatient-Based Older Adult; Tertiary Prevention; References; 4: Geriatric Physiology; Neurologic System; Pulmonary System; Cardiovascular System; Renal System; Gastrointestinal System; Hematologic System; Immunologic System; Integumentary System; Musculoskeletal System; The Response to Trauma Is Altered in the Elderly; Conclusion; References; Part II: Perioperative Management; 5: Anticoagulation; Risk Factors for VTE; Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Humana Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 315 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.1/5; Medicine; Fractures in old age -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Fractures -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Geriatrics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; MEDICAL / Surgery / General; Fractures in old age; Fractures -- Treatment; Geriatrics; Medical -- Orthopedics; Medical -- Family & General Practice; Orthopaedics & fractures; General practice; Geriatrics; Orthopedics; Family medicine; Medical -- Geriatrics; Geriatric medicine; Handbooks and manuals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319722283
• Related ISBNs: 331972228X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.