Background: Hip fractures in elderly people are associated with impaired function and
ambulation and high rates of death and admission to institutions. Interventions designed to …

The care of geriatric patients who sustain hip fractures is difficult because of associated
medical comorbidities, the risk of medical and surgical complications, and the functional …

OBJECTIVES: Hip fractures are associated with high levels of co-morbidity and mortality.
Orthogeriatric units have been shown to be effective with respect to functional recovery and …

Objectives: To evaluate whether an early multidisciplinary geriatric intervention in elderly
patients with hip fracture reduced length of stay, morbidity, and mortality and improved …

The objective of this 3-year retrospective, controlled, cohort study is to characterize an
interdisciplinary method of managing geriatric patients with hip fracture. All patients aged 65 …

Objective: Since April 1, 2008, patients aged≥ 65 years presenting with a hip fracture at
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo (ZGT-A), The Netherlands, have been admitted to the …

Introduction: The use of a multidisciplinary clinical pathway (MCP) for patients with hip
fracture tends to be more effective than usual care (UC). The aim of this study was to …

Objective: This pre-planned secondary analysis of geriatric interdisciplinary home
rehabilitation, which was initially found to shorten the postoperative length of stay in hospital …

Background and purpose: The Sheba model of orthogerioatric medicine is a unique model
of in-hospital care for elderly hip fractured patients, based upon the concept that a hip …

Background: A geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway, led by an orthopedic surgeon, was
developed in 2007. This clinical pathway team is multidisciplinary and consists of surgeons …