Fewer patients undergo surgery when adding a comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with a hip fracture.
Babette C van der ZwaardCharlotte E SteinJanet E M BootsmaHendrikus J A A van GeffenConny M DouwCarolina J P W KeijsersPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2019)
The geriatrician can have an important role in decisions for non-surgical management by shared decision making in the pre-operative period in patients ≥ 70 years with a hip fracture in the emergency room.