Orthogeriatrics

As the global population ages, the need for improved fragility fracture care grows. The AO Trauma curriculum follows a comprehensive approach addressing challenges of fracture care and orthogeriatric co-management.

Regional Program Contributors (RPCs)

Asia Pacific
Noratep Kulachote (Thailand)
Jamal Ashraf (India)

Europe and Southern Africa
An Sermon (Belgium)
Daniel Wenger (Sweden)

Middle East and Northern Africa
Sofiene Kallel (Tunisia)
Hayder Saleh Al Saadi (UAE)

Latin America
Julián Salavarrieta (Colombia)
Marco Carrión (Ecuador)

North America
Michael Leslie (USA)
Meir Marmor (USA)

AO Curriculum Development Manager:

Maria Rodriguez

Past taskforce members

Orthogeriatrics education taskforce

The Orthogeriatrics education taskforce is a group of experts who build and continuously improve our educational program. It consists of three international program editors (IPEs).

Event defined in the curriculum

AO Trauma Course—Fracture Care in Older Adults

AO Trauma Course—Operative Fragility Fracture Managment (with anatomical specimen)

 

Target audiences

Practicing surgeons in orthopedic trauma, orthopedics, and general trauma

Geriatricians and other medicine physicians (eg, internal medicine, anesthesiology)

Residents/trainees (surgical and medical)

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AO Trauma Orthogeriatrics App

Educational modules on important topics in the care of older adults with a fracture.

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Journal

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Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Journal (GOS).

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Books

NEW: Osteoporotic Fracture Care—Medical and Surgical Management

Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis—Second Expanded Edition (Chapter 24 Fragility Fractures) Periprosthetic Fracture Management (Chapter 3, section 3.1: Causes of and risk factors for periprosthetic fractures: Age)

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Competencies

The education taskforce has identified the following competencies for this area of practice:

  1. Correctly fix fragility fractures as indicated
  2. Adapt treatment in line with aging
  3. Recognize comorbidities and polypharmacy
  4. Prevent, identify, and treat complications
  5. Address secondary prevention (osteoporosis, falls)
  6. Restore function early
  7. Apply the basic science of fixation and bone biology
  8. Initiate and comanage patient care with the healthcare team
  9. Build a system of care for fragility fractures
  10. Seek to restore and preserve functionality, independence, and quality of life

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Contacts

To address feedback or questions to this education taskforce, email the Curriculum Development Manager Michael Cunningham.