Orthopaedic surgeons’ perceptions of frailty and frailty screening

Abstract Background Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in the awareness and understanding of fragility among orthopaedic surgeons in the context of osteoporotic fractures and with it, improvements in the recognition and management of fragility fractures. Emerging as a major clin...

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Main Authors: Mandy M. Archibald, Michael Lawless, Tiffany K. Gill, Mellick J. Chehade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1404-8