title: Management of common fractures.
abstract: The incidence of fractures increases with advancing age partly due to the presence of multiple comorbidities and increased risk of falls. Common fracture sites in older people include femoral neck, distal radius and vertebral bodies. Nurses have an important role in caring for older patients who have sustained fractures, not only to maximise function and recovery, but as part of a team to minimise the morbidity and mortality associated with fractures in this group.
authors.affiliation: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. Jennie.walker@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors