title: Development of geriatric trauma centers -- an effort by the German Society for Trauma and Orthopaedics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Aachen University Medical Center, Germany. Electronic address: papehc@aol.com.
authors.forename: Hans-Christoph
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pape
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Oberhausen General Hospital, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Friess
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Stuttgart General Hospital, Stuggart, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Liener
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Marburg University Medical Center, Germany.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruchholtz
authors.affiliation: AUC Germany, Academic Teaching Center for Trauma, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmucker
authors.affiliation: AUC Germany, Academic Teaching Center for Trauma, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes Adolf
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Marburg University Medical Center, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buecking
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Karlsruhe General Hospital, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarwiegn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riem
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, Karlsruhe General Hospital, Germany.
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hartwig
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005853:Geriatrics; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009985:Orthopedics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Certified geriatric trauma centers; Comanaged care; Factures in the elderly; Fractures in the elderly; Orthogeriatrics