La ortogeriatría, una integración eficiente / The orthogeriatric, a efficient integration

ABSTRACT

The orthogeriatrics is the integration of two medical specializations orthopedics and geriatrics, in conjunction with physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, etc., in order to give a fast and standardized assistance to the patient, emphasizing on the quality and opportunity. All this is done to diminish the morbid mortality, time spent at the hospital, and the functional recovery of the patient to the stages previous to the fracture. Examples of different assistance types are described with their advantages and disadvantages, resulting in ortho-geriatrics as the best option. The patient will be responsibility of the orthopedic surgeon, in conjunction with the geriatrician and other professionals, to reduce the waiting time to a minimum before the surgery and, after the surgery, it would be the geriatrician responsibility to apply the rehabilitation protocols, discharge from the hospital no more than five days after the surgery, and the subsequent monitoring at the general ortho-geriatrics hospital.