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- The World Health Organization defines elderly people as those over 65, with specific surgical considerations for patients over 75 focusing on restoring quality of life rather than aesthetics.
- A study conducted at Università "Sapienza" analyzed 1022 patients over 75 who were treated for trauma-related injuries, collecting data on injury specifics and outcomes.
- The findings suggest that surgical treatment for older patients should prioritize their overall health and aim for functional recovery to enhance quality of life.
Article Abstract
According to the literature and World Health Organization, elderly people are specified as persons older than 65 years of age. The authors believe that the indication for surgery patients over 65 is based on the restoration of functionality and the aesthetics. The behavior of the surgeon has to change with patients aged older than 75 years where the restoration of function and, therefore, a good quality of life is far more important than the aesthetic restoration. In a retrospective study of 1022 patients consecutively hospitalized at Maxillofacial department in Roma, Università "Sapienza," the patients older than 75 years were analyzed. During this period, the data of all patients undergoing treatment because of trauma-related injuries were collected. Data were registered regarding etiology, localization of the injury, surgical treatment ratio, medium average stay, age, and sex distribution. Surgical treatment in these patients should be driven by the general condition of health whenever possible; reduction of facial fractures should be guided by the need to return a good quality of life for the patients. The goal of this study was to analyze a new group of population, people older than 75 years, that is, a real new and growing group of population.
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