title: Geriatrics for orthopaedists.
abstract: The care of older patients is challenging and fraught with pitfalls, but the orthopaedic surgeon has the opportunity to give the elderly patient a gift that is of the highest value at that time of life, the chance to function better and more independently. By avoiding hospital-induced problems detecting and managing risk factors, and optimizing physical functioning, orthopaedists make major contributions to elders' lives.
authors.affiliation: Long Term Care Division, Providence Health Systems, Oregon, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brummel-Smith
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005544:Forecasting; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019338:Polypharmacy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States