Intensive BP Control Falls and Fractures

Intensive Glycemic Control Is Not Associated With Fractures or Falls in the ACCORD Randomized Trial

OBJECTIVE Older adults with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of fractures and falls, but the effect of glycemic control on these outcomes is unknown. To determine the effect of intensive versus standard glycemic control, we assessed fractures and falls as outcomes in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) randomized trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS ACCORD participant...

Diabetes, falls and fractures.

Falls and fractures.

The incidence of fractures of the hip, forearm, vertebra, humerus, pelvis and ankle increases with advancing age, but rises particularly rapidly after the age of 75 years [1]. The lifetime risk of symptomatic fracture for a 50-year-old white woman in the UK has been estimated to be 13% for the forearm, 11% for the vertebra, and 14% for the hip, whereas the corresponding figures for a 50-year-ol...

Rehabilitation after falls and fractures.

Falls are one of the most common geriatric problems threatening the independence of older persons. Elderly patients tend to fall more often and have a greater tendency to fracture their bones. Fractures occur particularly in osteoporotic people due to increased bone fragility, resulting in considerable reduction of quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. This article provides information for...

Falls and postural control in older adults with cataracts

Background: There is increasing evidence that visual impairment contribute to falling. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of vision impairment of old adult patients with cataract on the occurrence of falls and postural control. Methods:According to the results of screening ophthalmic examination, 48 cataract patients (mean±SD aged 68.5 ± 6.08 yrs.) and 50 individuals withou...