About the Book
Part I The Aging of Bone and Etiologies of Fractures
1 Osteobiology of Aging ............................................................................... 3
Andrew Rosenzweig and Robert J. Pignolo
............................................................................... 3
Andrew Rosenzweig and Robert J. Pignolo
2 Pathologic Fractures ................................................................................. 43
Jesse T. Torbert and Richard D. Lackman
................................................................................. 43
Jesse T. Torbert and Richard D. Lackman
3 Falls ............................................................................................................ 55
Amy M. Corcoran and Bruce Kinosian
............................................................................................................ 55
Amy M. Corcoran and Bruce Kinosian
Part II Perioperative Management
4 Preoperative Assessment of Risk ............................................................. 71
Joan Weinryb
............................................................. 71
Joan Weinryb
5 Anticoagulation ......................................................................................... 87
Kathleen Walsh and John Bruza
......................................................................................... 87
Kathleen Walsh and John Bruza
6 Prevention and Management of Perioperative Delirium ....................... 101
Jerry C. Johnson
....................... 101
Jerry C. Johnson
7 Anesthesia and Postoperative Pain Control ........................................... 115
Jonathan R. Gavrin
........................................... 115
Jonathan R. Gavrin
8 Postoperative Complications .................................................................... 145
Jung-Hoon Kim
.................................................................... 145
Jung-Hoon Kim
Contents
viii Contents
Part III Common Fractures in the Elderly
9 Hand and Wrist Fractures in the Elderly ............................................. 171
Laura C. Wiegand, Atul F. Kamath, Nick D. Pappas,
and David J. Bozentka
............................................. 171
Laura C. Wiegand, Atul F. Kamath, Nick D. Pappas,
and David J. Bozentka
10 Fractures of the Shoulder and Elbow ................................................... 187
J. Stuart Melvin, Karen Boselli, and G. Russell Huffman
................................................... 187
J. Stuart Melvin, Karen Boselli, and G. Russell Huffman
11 Vertebral Compression Fractures ......................................................... 225
Ejovi Ughwanogho and Nader M. Hebela
......................................................... 225
Ejovi Ughwanogho and Nader M. Hebela
12 Hip Fractures........................................................................................... 239
Andrew F. Kuntz, Albert O. Gee, Jaimo Ahn, and Samir Mehta
........................................................................................... 239
Andrew F. Kuntz, Albert O. Gee, Jaimo Ahn, and Samir Mehta
13 Fractures of the Distal Femur ................................................................ 257
Jesse T. Torbert and John L. Esterhai
................................................................ 257
Jesse T. Torbert and John L. Esterhai
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