Ortho-geriatric co-management: transforming fracture treatment and prevention in older adults
BY DR JOSEPH NICHOLAS
About the author
Joseph Nicholas is a Professor Of Medicine at the University of Rochester and the Associate Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA. His clinical practice is through the inpatient geriatrics service as part of the Highland Hospital Geriatrics Group. His academic interests include clinical reasoning and decision making, co-management of geriatric surgical patients, and medical education. Joseph Nicholas is also a program editor for the AO Trauma Orthogeriatrics education taskforce.
References and further reading:
- Orthogeriatric co-management improves the outcome of long-term care residents with fragility fractures | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (springer.com)
- Frailty and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients With Hip Fracture - Elizabeth A. Kistler, Joseph A. Nicholas, Stephen L. Kates, Susan M. Friedman, 2015 (sagepub.com)
- Fragility non-hip fracture patients are at risk | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (springer.com)
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