The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for Management of Hip Fractures in the Elderly

These Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for the Management of Hip Fractures in the Elderly are based on a review of the available literature regarding the treatment of hip fractures in the elderly and the postoperative rehabilitation of low-energy hip fractures in the elderly1, as well as a list of clinical patient scenarios constructed by an expert Writing Panel and voted on by a separate multidisciplinary Voting Panel. For the purposes of these AUC, “elderly” is defined as 60 years of age and older. The AUC development methods are adapted from the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM)2. The full Appropriate Use Criteria for the Management of Hip Fractures in the Elderly with the Appropriate Use Criteria tables, final appropriateness ratings, and a list of panel members, can be accessed on the AAOS website at: http://www.aaos.org/Quality/Appropriate\_Use\_Criteria\_(AUC)/Appropriate\_Use_Criteria/. The Hip Fracture AUC are also available as a web-based application; to access this application, please visit http://www.orthoguidelines.org/auc or download the OrthoGuidelines app from Google Play or the Apple Store. Members of the Writing Panel developed a list of 30 patient scenarios regarding hip fracture treatment and 72 patient scenarios regarding postoperative rehabilitation based …