Key result
An interdisciplinary healthcare team approach to hip fractures in the elderly can reduce the impact of the injury, speed recovery, and restore patient independence.
A coordinated interdisciplinary team approach is recommended to manage hip fractures in the elderly to improve recovery and restore independence.
Supports interdisciplinary hip fracture care in elderly patients; leaves open confirmation in prospective trials.
The rising incidence of hip fractures in the elderly is a disturbing trend with serious health and socioeconomic consequences, including morbidity, loss of function, long-term institutionalization, and mortality. When preventive measures fail, the interdisciplinary healthcare team works together to provide operative treatment, reduce the risk of postoperative complications, and guide the patient through the recovery process. A team approach that ensures appropriate treatment, careful discharge planning, and coordinated rehabilitation can reduce the impact of the injury, speed recovery, and restore patient independence.
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Ethans et al. (1998) conducted a review in Hip fracture. Interdisciplinary healthcare team approach was evaluated. An interdisciplinary healthcare team approach to hip fractures in the elderly can reduce the impact of the injury, speed recovery, and restore patient independence.
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