| Literature DB >> 23936737 |
Susan M Friedman1, Nathan Clark, Joseph A Nicholas, Susan V Bukata.
Abstract
This case presents a discussion of a frail 98-year-old woman in hospice care, with a history of dementia, previous hip fracture, and anemia, who is admitted with a left intertrochanteric fracture. Care is coordinated and expedited by an interdisciplinary team to optimize her outcome, in the context of her goals of care.Entities:
Keywords: dementia; fragility fractures; geriatric medicine; metabolic bone disorders; osteoporosis
Year: 2013 PMID: 23936737 PMCID: PMC3739408 DOI: 10.1177/2151458513482939
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil ISSN: 2151-4585