Case discussion: hip fracture in a patient on hospice with dementia and anemia.

Friedman, Susan M; Clark, Nathan; Nicholas, Joseph A; Bukata, Susan V · Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil · 2013

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This case presents a discussion of a frail 98-year-old woman in hospice care, with a history of dementia, previous hip fracture, and anemia, who is admitted with a left intertrochanteric fracture. Care is coordinated and expedited by an interdisciplinary team to optimize her outcome, in the context of her goals of care.

Anatomy