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The importance of geriatric and surgical co-management of elderly in muscoloskeletal oncology: A literature review

Authors :
Andrea Bellieni
Domenico Fusco
Carlo Perisano
Raffaele Vitiello
Beatrice Di Capua
Giuseppe Colloca
Maria Serena Oliva
Marco Lillo
Giulio Maccauro
Silvia Careri
Source :
Orthopedic Reviews, Orthopedic Reviews, Vol 12, Iss 1s (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Open Medical Publishing, 2020.

Abstract

People over 65 years old are the fastestgrowing part of the population and also the most common population in oncological practice. The geriatric co-assessment when involved in the management of orthopedic elderly patients could improve the survival and clinical outcomes of the patients. The aim of this review is to understand the importance of comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly cancer orthopaedic patients affected by bone and soft tissue sarcoma in order to apply it and identify the mean surgical prognostic factors of this population.

Details

ISSN :
20358164 and 20358237
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Orthopedic Reviews
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....34223bd2c9f6557499ab40267e1d2b2c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2020.8662