title: [Ankle fractures in the elderly].
abstract: There has been a significant increase in the incidence and severity of ankle fractures in the elderly population in the last few decades. Classification and diagnostic procedures in the elderly are not different from standards in younger patients. We provide an overview of the characteristic features of treatment of ankle fractures in the elderly. An algorithm for therapy of ankle fractures in the elderly is presented.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. johann.pichl@bgu-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pichl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016267:External Fixators; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*