What Accounts for Rib Fractures in Older Adults?

What Accounts for Rib Fractures in Older Adults?

To address the epidemiology of rib fractures, an age- and sex-stratified random sample of 699 Rochester, Minnesota, adults age 21-93 years was followed in a long-term prospective study. Bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed at baseline, and fractures were ascertained by periodic interview and medical record review. During 8560 person-years of followup (median, 13.9 years), 56 subjects experie...

Epidemiology of rib fractures in older men: Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE To study the causes and consequences of radiologically confirmed rib fractures (seldom considered in the context of osteoporosis) in community dwelling older men. DESIGN Prospective cohort study (Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 5995 men aged 65 or over recruited in 2000-2 from six US sites; 99% answered mailed questionnaires about falls and fr...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® 3 Rib Fractures RIB FRACTURES

ACR Appropriateness Criteria 1 Rib Fractures American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinical Condition: Rib Fractures Variant 1: Adult. Suspected rib fractures from minor blunt trauma (injury confined to ribs). Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* X-ray chest 8 Obtain PA view. ☢ X-ray rib views 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without IV contrast 3 ☢ ☢ ☢ Tc-99m bone scan whole body 2 ☢...

Upper Body Fractures in Older Adults

Rib stress fractures in rowers

Rib stress fracture (RSF) is a relatively frequent, severe and well documented overuse injury in elite rowers. The incidence of RSF has been estimated to be approximately 9 %, but prospective studies with rigorous injury surveillance of larger groups of rowers are needed to confirm this. The burden of RSFs lies primarily in the severity as most reported cases needed 6-8 weeks of rest, rehabilit...