The updates replace the first edition released in 2014, according to a Dec. 15 news release. The new guidelines highlight the role of an interdisciplinary care program in decreasing complications and improving outcomes for hip fracture patients.
New guidelines also touch on surgical approaches, the use of cemented femoral stems and when to operate on someone following a hip fracture.
All clinical guidelines from the AAOS can be found here.
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