<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In the context of an ever-increasing elderly population, we attempted to trace the portrait of the typical orthopedic patient of the future. We presented the case of a 92-year-old woman who presented with a midshaft femoral fracture and a rich medical and surgical history. We reported the management, treatment, and evolution while touching upon the economic side of orthopedic surgery.</p></abstract>

In the context of an ever-increasing elderly population, we attempted to trace the portrait of the typical orthopedic patient of the future. We presented the case of a 92-year-old woman who presented with a midshaft femoral fracture and a rich medical and surgical history. We reported the management, treatment, and evolution while touching upon the economic side of orthopedic surgery.

Midshaft femoral fracture in an elderly patient with a rich history. Therapeutic and economic insights

Romanian Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

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In the context of an ever-increasing elderly population, we attempted to trace the portrait of the typical orthopedic patient of the future. We presented the...

Midshaft femoral fracture in an elderly patient with a rich history. Therapeutic and economic insights

Published Online: Jan 18, 2019

Page range: 67 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rojost-2018-0082

Keywords
Midshaft femoral fracture, pertrochanteric bilateral fracture, intramedullary nail, dynamic hip screw (DHS), cost-containment

© 2019 Mihai-Daniel Angheluta, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Midshaft femoral fracture in an elderly patient with a rich history. Therapeutic and economic insights

Published Online: Jan 18, 2019

Page range: 67 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rojost-2018-0082

KeywordsMidshaft femoral fracture, pertrochanteric bilateral fracture, intramedullary nail, dynamic hip screw (DHS), cost-containment

© 2019 Mihai-Daniel Angheluta, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Midshaft femoral fracture, pertrochanteric bilateral fracture, intramedullary nail, dynamic hip screw (DHS), cost-containment