Orthogeriatric co-management model to improve
outcome and cost-effectiveness of fragility hip
fractures: abridged secondary publication
KL Leung1, TW Lau2, HW Chan3, KC Chiu3, CX Fang1, YH Lam4, KH Yee5, CY Tsang6
1 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
3 Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
4 Physiotherapy Department, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
5 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
6 Department of Physiotherapy, TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
- The orthogeriatric co-management model significantly shortens the length of stay in both acute and rehabilitation hospitals among geriatric patients with fragility hip fractures.
- The orthogeriatric co-management model significantly improves functional outcomes on discharge from the rehabilitation hospital among geriatric patients who underwent surgery for fragility hip fractures.
- Benefits of the model are achieved at minimal additional cost.