TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging bones
T2 - Osteoporosis and injurious falls in the oldest women
AU - Heffernan, Jennifer D.
AU - Messinger-Rapport, Barbara J.
PY - 2005/6/1
Y1 - 2005/6/1
N2 - The risk of injurious falls increases with age. In women younger than 75 yr, much of the attention toward reducing the risk of injurious falls is appropriately directed at identifying and treating osteoporosis. In the oldest women, however, particularly those over 75 to 80 yr of age, strategies must be multifaceted. The prevalence of medical conditions and geriatric syndromes increases with age. Effective interventions to reduce the risk of injurious falls include optimizing medical conditions, assessing geriatric syndromes, addressing pain, improving balance, and reducing polypharmacy. In this article we offer an evidence-based approach to identifying and treating fall risks in the oldest women.
AB - The risk of injurious falls increases with age. In women younger than 75 yr, much of the attention toward reducing the risk of injurious falls is appropriately directed at identifying and treating osteoporosis. In the oldest women, however, particularly those over 75 to 80 yr of age, strategies must be multifaceted. The prevalence of medical conditions and geriatric syndromes increases with age. Effective interventions to reduce the risk of injurious falls include optimizing medical conditions, assessing geriatric syndromes, addressing pain, improving balance, and reducing polypharmacy. In this article we offer an evidence-based approach to identifying and treating fall risks in the oldest women.
KW - Aged
KW - Falls
KW - Geriatric syndromes
KW - Multifactorial assessment
KW - Osteoporosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=23844436308&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1385/BMM:3:2:157
DO - 10.1385/BMM:3:2:157
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23844436308
SN - 1534-8644
VL - 3
SP - 157
EP - 173
JO - Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
JF - Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
IS - 2
ER -