Surgery rates are rising in over-85s but the decision to operate isn't always easy
- Written by Claire McKie, Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Communication Skills, Deakin University
The decision about whether to operate can't just be based on age, though age-related decline is certainly a consideration. Philippe Leone
In January, 107-year-old Daphne Keith broke her hip and became the oldest Australian to have a partial hip replacement. This isn’t something you would have heard of two or three decades ago.
For Daphne, the...
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