AO Spine’s Post

View organization page for AO Spine, graphic

21,270 followers

Our society is aging. As populations get older, the incidence of fragility fractures increases, mainly due to osteoporosis. Despite successful surgery, elderly patients might not recover as expected. Orthogeriatric co-management has proven to yield improved outcomes. It considers medical comorbidities such as osteoporosis, cognitive impairment, and physical frailty, which traditional surgical interventions may not adequately account for. This makes perfect clinical sense for the patients. In the AO Guest Blog, Dr Joseph Nicholas argues it also makes financial sense for society and why hospitals should invest 🔗https://brnw.ch/21wJ86q #aospine #trauma #osteoporosis #frailty #fragility #sarcopenia

  • No alternative text description for this image

To view or add a comment, sign in

Explore topics