In view of increased life expectancy, geriatric population holds a significant concern in view of medical and surgical ailments. Osteoporosis comes at the top of major orthopaedic diseases in elderly, another common entity being Osteoarthritis. Osteoporosis makes their bones weak and susceptible to significant fractures even following a trivial trauma which commonly includes fracture around hip, spine and wrist. Sometimes if not adequately treated in time, these injuries may result into short and long term morbidities including some life threatening complications. Hence the need of hour is to get regular Orthopaedic check up of geriatric population to prevent and diagnose Osteoporosis and to treat it and it’s complications like fractures well in time and in most effective way.
Similarly Osteoarthritis of knee, and also hip renders a person incapable of performing activities of daily living with excruciating pain with which the person wakes up every single morning. If properly treated in time, this may decelerate the worsening, and if at all required, knee and hip replacement surgeries in time would lead to a pain free healthy quality life for them..
Hence in both the scenarios and many other every senior citizen should visit an Orthopaedic surgeon to get thorough check up so as to prevent and treat their existing ailments and also the complications..
Stay healthy and well..
Dr. Anupam Das (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Complex Trauma, Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty) MBBS, MS.Orth (AIIMS, Delhi), DNB, MNAMS