Preventing Fractures and Falls

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...

Preventing Elderly Falls.

Executive Director William T. Pound Denver 7700 East First Place Denver, Colorado 80230 Phone (303) 364-7700 www.ncsl.org Washington, D.C. 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 515 Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone (202) 624-5400 The risk of falling increases considerably with age. In fact, one in three Americans over age 65 falls each year. On average, an older adult dies every 20 minutes or obtains ...

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...

Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons

From the Departments of Internal Medicine and of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, where reprint requests can be addressed to Dr. Tinetti. A 79-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure, arthritis, depression, and difficulty sleeping presents for a follow-up visit. She takes several presc...