Joint Arthroplasty in the Oldest People
A topical collection in Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417).
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2. Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Surgery Department, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain
3. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
Interests: orthogeriatrics; surgery; orthopedics; spine surgery; hip; knee
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Dear Colleagues,
The increasing life expectancy and improved patient healthcare have led to an increasing number of older patients requiring arthroplasty. The rationale ranges from fracture treatment to osteoarthritis or degenerative pathology treatment. Advanced age should not be per se a contraindication for the performance of an arthroplasty. A significant number of older patients have an active life, and may therefore require this type of surgical treatment.
Arthroplasties in the general population relieve or eliminate joint pain and improve the function of the injured joint, and hence have very satisfactory results, with low complication rates and long implant survival. Advanced age can be a determining factor in the evaluation of the clinical and functional situation of patients, applying the necessary measures to reduce the surgical risk. Likewise, the bone tissue in older patients can condition the type of implant, seeking immediate stabilization and anchorage to allow the early resumption of activity. Currently, the use of cemented implants is broadly accepted in older patients. However, other authors have also reported satisfactory results of cementless implants in older patients.
Finally, it will be necessary to bear in mind the social and family situation of each patient at hospital discharge and postoperative follow-up, ensuring the availability of care structures that allow adequate rehabilitation treatment and return to normal life.
In view of the aforementioned, it seems of interest to study the application of joint arthroplasty in the geriatric population.
Prof. Juan F. Blanco
Dr. Carmen da Casa
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Keywords
- older patients
- joint arthroplasty
- hip
- knee
- shoulder
- joint replacement