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Fractures de la région du genou chez la personne âgée: prise en charge et évolution |
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| Published in | Revue médicale suisse. 2012, vol. 8, no. 367, p. 2434-7 | |
| Abstract | From the age of 50 the risk of fracture during the remaining years of life is estimated to be 40% in women and 20% men. The management of a fracture in the elderly is complex for several reasons, including decreased bone strength, a frequent association with previous joint replacement surgery or another orthopaedic implant, a high risk for anesthesia, difficulty in following postoperative recommendations, and an increased postoperative mortality. This article offers a review of fractures around the knee: distal femur, proximal tibia, patella and periprosthetic fractures. The vast majority of these fractures are treated surgically. When surgery is indicated, treatment should be initiated as soon as possible according to the patient's general condition in order to minimize the risk of complications and deconditioning. | |
| Keywords | Age of Onset — Aged — Aged, 80 and over — Aging/physiology — Female — Femoral Fractures/diagnosis/surgery — Humans — Knee Injuries/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy — Male — Middle Aged — Orthopedic Procedures/adverse effects — Prognosis — Tibial Fractures/diagnosis/surgery — Treatment Outcome | |
| Identifiers | PMID: 23346747 | |
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Article (Published version) (611 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://rms.medhyg.ch/numero-367-page-2434.htm |
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| Research group | Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98) | |
| Citation (ISO format) | LAUPER, Nicolas, HOFFMEYER, Pierre, SUVA, Domizio. Fractures de la région du genou chez la personne âgée: prise en charge et évolution. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2012, vol. 8, n° 367, p. 2434-7. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:27970 |
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