Amsterdam Movement Sciences

You are wamly invited to join the symposium on the topic of Pelvic fractures in the older patient. Sandwiches and drinks will be available for the participants. All interested parties are welcome.

Pelvic fractures in the older patient: from fundamentals to frontiers

• 17.00-17.20 D van Embden MD PhD trauma surgeon, Amsterdam UMC: Introduction pelvic fractures in elderly: the fundamentals;
• 17.25-17.50 MI Lommerse PhD student, Amsterdam UMC: The numbers: insights in the strong increase of the incidence of acetabular, pelvic and proximal femur fractures in the Netherlands.
• 18.00-18.30 Break
• 18.30-19.00 K Beekman MD PhD radiologist, Amsterdam UMC: Frontiers in imaging: clinical implications of AI-driven opportunistic CT-imaging for osteoporosis screening;
• 19.00-19.35 HC Willems MD PhD, Amsterdam UMC: Frontiers in fragility fracture care: current trends in treatment of fragility fractures and future prospectives of osteoporosis treatment in older adults;
• 19.40-20.00 B Hepkema MSc/ PM Manni, physiotherapist, Amsterdam UMC: On the frontline: facts and fiction in the rehabilitation of older adults with pelvic fractures.