The Consideration for Geriatric Orthopedic Care in the Outpatient Setting
“Putting predictability in an unpredictable situation is grounding and comforting to patients.” A few weeks ago, I received news that no son wants to hear, “Hello Mr. Kirkes, your 84-year-old mother is in our emergency room with a broken humerus.” My mother fell in the middle of the night while getting up to use the…