The importance of frailty in orthopaedics: definition, standardization, complications and guidance
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Bainbridge,Claire
Nair,Vidhya
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Bainbridge, Claire
Nair, Vidhya
Nair, Vidhya
LTHT Department
Orthopaedics
Orthogeriatrics
Specialty & Integrated Medicine
Elderly Care Medicine
Orthogeriatrics
Specialty & Integrated Medicine
Elderly Care Medicine
Non Medic
Publication Date
2024
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Article
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide frailty education that is relevant to the orthopaedic surgeon. An ageing population has led to an increase in the number of orthopaedic operations in patients living with frailty. Accumulating evidence suggests that a patient's outcome is better estimated by measuring their frailty score rather than their chronological age. If a patient lives with frailty, they are much more susceptible to complications and mortality. This article will explain how to identify frailty, what complications are associated with frailty and when, and what, interventions can be used to help reduce complications. It will also educate on current British Orthopaedic Association and Centre for Perioperative Guidelines for patients living with frailty, for both trauma and elective patients.
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Orthopaedics & Trauma