In Cleveland Clinic’s Fracture Liaison Service, geriatricians coordinate the inpatient care and follow-up osteoporosis care of older adults with fragility fractures.
Co-Management of Geriatric Hip Fractures Using a Detailed Multidisciplinary Protocol
A new protocol for the preoperative evaluation and optimization of elderly hip fracture patients increases the percentage of patients getting to the OR in less than 48 hours. By doing so, outcomes improved and hospital costs decreased.