The importance of geriatric and surgical co-management of elderly in muscoloskeletal oncology: A literature review

Raffaele Vitiello; Andrea Bellieni; Maria Serena Oliva; Beatrice  Di Capua; Domenico Fusco; Silvia Careri; Giuseppe Ferdinando Colloca; Carlo Perisano; Giulio Maccauro; Marco Lillo

doi:10.4081/or.2020.8662

Orthopedic Reviews (Jun 2020)

The importance of geriatric and surgical co-management of elderly in muscoloskeletal oncology: A literature review

Raffaele Vitiello,
Andrea Bellieni,
Maria Serena Oliva,
Beatrice Di Capua,
Domenico Fusco,
Silvia Careri,
Giuseppe Ferdinando Colloca,
Carlo Perisano,
Giulio Maccauro,
Marco Lillo

Affiliations

Raffaele Vitiello: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Andrea Bellieni: Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Maria Serena Oliva: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Beatrice Di Capua: Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Domenico Fusco: Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Silvia Careri: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Paediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Rome
Giuseppe Ferdinando Colloca: Department of Radiotherapy, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Carlo Perisano: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Giulio Maccauro: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Marco Lillo: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2020.8662
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1s

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People over 65 years old are the fastestgrowing part of the population and also the most common population in oncological practice. The geriatric co-assessment when involved in the management of orthopedic elderly patients could improve the survival and clinical outcomes of the patients. The aim of this review is to understand the importance of comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly cancer orthopaedic patients affected by bone and soft tissue sarcoma in order to apply it and identify the mean surgical prognostic factors of this population.

Published in Orthopedic Reviews

ISSN: 2035-8237 (Print); 2035-8164 (Online)
Publisher: Open Medical Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://orthopedicreviews.openmedicalpublishing.org/

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