ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
A prospective cohort study of the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures in self-caring elderly patients aged 80 years and over.
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- Executive summary: Italian guidelines for diagnosis, risk stratification, and care continuity of fragility fractures 2021.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
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- Lifestyle factors, including physical activity status, associated with fragility fractures and falls: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- Inpatient outcomes of upper cervical fractures in the elderly: a retrospective analysis of 268 cases.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associated factors and gender differences of falls in older adults with hypertension: a national cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Association Between Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Fracture Risk in Older Adults with Osteoporosis.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2025Article
- Confounding association between plasma HDL-C levels and increased fracture risk: A correspondence.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Targeted optimum care approach for osteoporotic fragility fractures: tailored strategy based on risk stratification to reduce incidents of falls-an initiative by the Egyptian Academy of bone health based on the FLS national register.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Observational
- Bone, cognitive, and anthropometric profiles and their relation to fracture sites in fallers: a cross-sectional study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Article
- Clinical-Functional Vulnerability, Functional Capacity, and Falls in Octogenarians with Different Physical Activity Levels-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Lifestyle and ADL Are Prioritized Factors Influencing All-Cause Mortality Risk Among Oldest Old: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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backgroundThis study aimed to prospectively analyze the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures in self-caring elderly patients and to find suitable evaluation tools for community screening and follow-up interventions.
methodsA total of 300 participants (187 male and 113 female), aged 80 or above and capable of caring for themselves, were enrolled in this study and observed for a period of 12 months. Their medical histories were collected, various indicators were measured, and the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures were analyzed.
resultsA total of 290 participants were included in the statistical analysis. Eighty-seven participants (30%) had new falls. The incidence was negatively correlated with the activities of daily living (ADL, represented by the Barthel Index) score (P=0.008) but was positively correlated with the timed up-and-go (TUG) test score> 12 s (P=0.021). The results also revealed that 33 fragility fractures occurred in 29 patients (10.0%), which was positively correlated with new falls (P=0.000). New fragility fractures were negatively correlated with the bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar vertebrae (P=0.012) and walking speed (P=0.000).
conclusionTUG, walking speed, the ADL score, and the fall risk assessment scale can simply and effectively assess the risk of new falls and fragility fractures in the elderly population, and their use should be widely implemented in the community.
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