The “Orthogeriatric Fracture Syndrome”—Issues and Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

The “fragility fracture homunculus” (as published earlier, doi: 10.3390/medicina57060639) indicated a growing interest in fragility fracture research. However, more studies are desired to unite research focused on the “personality of the fracture” and “the personality of the (old) patient” to enhance patient-centered, holistic care.

With increasing age, the presence of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, gait disturbance with fall risk, and functional decline becomes more likely. This collection of issues frequently occurs in a recognizable pattern of varying severity, and issues are mostly associated with each other in older adults. As a result, affected adults are at risk of sustaining a fragility fracture. This so-called “Orthogeriatric Fracture Syndrome” needs to be discovered in more detail as health care professionals (following the ongoing demographic change) are increasingly exposed to it.

Accordingly, the aim and scope of this Special Issue is to raise awareness and enhance a collective understanding of the complexity and interactions (“Orthogeriatric Fracture Syndrome”) of older adults sustaining a fragility fracture. Thus, this Special Issue focuses on standards, controversies, and innovations in various perspectives of clinical medicine, offering the best possible recovery with regained independence and quality of life without suffering further fragility fractures to the fragility fracture patients.

We are soliciting clinical research according to the scope as above, with a focus on original articles. For the submission of reviews, reporting according to the PRISMA guidelines is required. To promote the idea of a continuum of care throughout the entire patient journey and to show an inclusive big picture, any submitted research article should report in the context of either (i) the “acute care perspective” of orthopedic and trauma surgeons (surgical management, techniques, outcome) and/or geriatricians (co-management), (ii) the “postacute care perspective” in rehabilitation centers (functioning and functionality), and/or (iii) the “outpatient care perspective” (primary care, fracture liaison services, preventive measures).

Prof. Dr. Johannes Dominik Bastian
Guest Editor

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• geriatric trauma
• fragility fracture
• orthogeriatric
• co-management
• assessment
• integrated care
• osteoporosis
• sarcopenia
• frailty
• gait disturbance
• fall
• rehabilitation
• prehabilitation
• prevention
• ehealth
• digitalization