Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Geriatric Orthopaedics

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Shibao Lu

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Dingjun Hao

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xiaolong Chen

University of New South Wales

Xisheng Weng

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS)

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By the year 2030, beyond 20% of the population will be aged 65 years and over. With an aging population comes an increase in demand for surgery for joint replacement and osteoporotic fracture, especially in this elderly group of patients. However, surgery in geriatric patients is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, length of stay, and rate of discharge to extended care facilities. Thus, there is a high-socioeconomic burden.

In order to overcome these issues, the enhanced recovery pathways are delivered using multidisciplinary approaches in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. These programmes have gained considerable popularity in orthopaedics recently, however, their widespread adoption remains to be seen.

Thus, it is vital at this time to evaluate the agenda for research on orthopaedic management of geriatric patients. We approached this special issue to assess the enhanced recovery pathways for geriatric patients following orthopaedic surgeries. By detecting areas where research has been lacking or of poor quality, or where results have been inconsistent or controversial, we have identified research studies that are urgently needed.

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• Guidelines and recommendations

• Health care database

• Risk assessment

• Clinical management

• Treatment approaches

• Novel interventions

• Novel molecules and genetic change

• Systematic review and meta-analysis

• Narrative review

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Shibao Lu

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Dingjun Hao

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xiaolong Chen

University of New South Wales

Xisheng Weng

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS)

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