The elderly (age 70+) patient with orthopedic trauma is a rapidly growing subset of patients
in the United States. Due to increased medical comorbidities and decreased physiological …

Objectives Examine the patterns and defining characteristics of middle-aged and geriatric
patients who sustain orthopedic trauma in New York City. Study Design Retrospective cohort …

Introduction This study aimed to:(1) evaluate the independent risk factors related to survival
and mortality and (2) predict survival in geriatric orthopaedic trauma patients admitted to our …

Aims To compare the early management and mortality of older patients sustaining major
orthopaedic trauma with that of a younger population with similar injuries. Patients and …

Introduction: The United States and the world are currently experiencing a tremendous
growth in the elderly population. Moreover, individuals surpassing the ages of 80 and 90 are …

Trauma in the geriatric population is a growing concern that will increasingly have significant
implications for the United States health care system. By 2030, 69 million Americans are …

PURPOSE: Western trauma centers are increasingly confronted with elderly trauma patients
in parallel to an increase of the elderly population. The purpose of this study was to identify …

Introduction There is paucity of studies comparing the characteristics of trauma in geriatrics
and super-geriatrics. We aimed to explore the injury characteristics and outcomes of older …

Background As the US population ages, the number of geriatric trauma victims will continue
to grow. Outcomes are known to be worse for these patients, in large part because of …

Background: With an increasing life expectancy and more active elderly population,
management of geriatric trauma patients continues to evolve. The aim was to describe the …