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Fast-Track delle fratture del femore prossimale: inquadramento clinico e strumentale del paziente geriatrico

Fast-Track in proximal femur fractures: clinical and instrumental assessment of the geriatric patient

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The increase in average population age and, consequently, in fragility fractures demands an innovative approach to the emerging challenges. A new system of clinical evaluation of the geriatric patient with femoral fracture is presented: multidisciplinary and inspired by the principles of orthogeriatrics, aimed at personalising and optimising the treatment of this serious disease.

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Giancola, R., Ferrara, F. & Antonini, G. Fast-Track delle fratture del femore prossimale: inquadramento clinico e strumentale del paziente geriatrico. LO SCALPELLO 32, 14–17 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-018-0242-3

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