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Diaphysäre Unterarmschaftfrakturen beim Kind
Der Unterarm ist die am häufigsten verletzte Region bei Frakturen im Kindesalter. Hinsichtlich des Frakturtyps unterscheidet man komplette und...
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Synthetic Substitutes for Meniscal Injuries
Meniscal injuries are frequent and their surgical treatment accounts for some of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedic surgery....
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Rehabilitation and Return to Sports of Lower Limb Tendinopathies
Tendinopathies represent a significant number of injuries in sports. The most commonly affected lower limb tendons are the patellar tendon and the...
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Post-COVID-19 Condition
The rationale for prescribing whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) in post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC) appears in line with the...
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Cryostimulation as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for the Promotion of Mental Health: A Focus on Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
Whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) is a nonpharmacological intervention that involves exposing the body to extremely cold temperatures for a short...
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Orthobiologics: Background
General interest for injectable orthobiologics and their application in treatment of musculoskeletal degenerative diseases has considerably increased...
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The Evidence-Based Medicine for Injection Therapy
Injection therapy is one of the most widely used modalities for treating musculoskeletal disorders. This treatment modality is defined as a method...
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Informing Patients
Musculoskeletal injections are a safe an effective technique for several degenerative and inflammatory pathologies. However, they are not exempt of...
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Injections of Anatomical Regions and Diseases: Wrist and Hand
The hand and the wrist gather many joints and various types of soft tissues in one narrow place. Inflammation of any of these structures affects...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for Rotator Cuff Tears
Treatment of rotator cuff tears has advanced in recent years secondary to improvements in surgical techniques, instrumentation, and the use of...
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Postinjection Care and Education
With an increasing number of injections and aspirations performed every year, it is important to emphasize the value of standardized aftercare of...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Osteoarthritis
PRP is defined as a volume of autologous plasma, derived from centrifugation of the patient’s whole blood, with a platelet concentration greater than...
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Orthogeriatric and Fragility Fracture Nursing: An Introduction
Caring for people following a fragility fracture is often a complex, medium- to long-term undertaking with several phases from acute care through to...
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Psychological Wellbeing
Hip fracture (HF) patients are among the most vulnerable of hospitalised patients. In this chapter, we will illustrate why the psychological status...
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The Nursing Role in Orthogeriatric Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
Older people with fragility fractures are a diverse group, and their care needs are complex. Although some have comparatively few health problems,...
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Osteoporosis and the Nature of Fragility Fracture: An Overview
Osteoporosis is a common, chronic, systemic skeletal disease that is characterised by low bone mass and deterioration of the microarchitecture of...
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Delirium and Other Altered Cognitive States
Delirium is a common complication following surgery, particularly among older patients. Often described as an ‘acute confusional state’ delirium can...
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Orthogeriatric and Fragility Fracture Care in the Future
This chapter aims to outline some of the future goals for fragility fracture care and to offer some thoughts on how some of the more significant...
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Nutrition and Hydration
Nutrition and hydration are fundamental aspects of healthcare, especially in the care of older people, particularly those in hospitals or in...
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Epidemiology of Fracture Fixation Failure
Metal work failure after fracture fixation is not common. However, when established it may be associated with pain, limb deformity, functional...