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Interdisciplinary treatment approaches experience a growing acceptance for the treatment of geriatric trauma patients, and they are aiming to reduce peri-/post-operative complications and improve patient outcome. Various studies reported on the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary treatment in elderly trauma patients. Some countries have already included the interdisciplinary approach in their guidelines, i.e. for the treatment of elderly hip fracture patients, thus the “Best Practice Tariff” in the UK and the decision of the German Joint Government Committee (G-BA). Although implementation of a successful ortho-geriatric co-managed model of care varies from one hospital to another, some key elements have to be considered. The present chapter is aiming to provide an overview on the development of a senior trauma centre considering the key elements, role players and their interaction with each other, such as the presentation of required structural adjustments and approaches for secondary fracture prevention.
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Neuerburg, C., Keppler, A.M., Fleischhacker, E., Gleich, J., Kammerlander, C. (2022). Building A Senior Trauma Centre. In: Pape, HC., Kates, S.L., Hierholzer, C., Bischoff-Ferrari, H.A. (eds) Senior Trauma Patients . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91483-7_20
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