Osteoporosis

Studies from Academic Medical Center describe new findings in osteoporosis

Published in Cardiovascular Week, November 22nd, 2010

Fresh data on osteoporosis are presented in the report 'Assessing the prevalence of modifiable risk factors in older patients visiting an ED due to a fall using the CAREFALL Triage Instrument.' "Falls in older people are a common presenting complaint. Knowledge of modifiable risk factors may lead to a more tailored approach to prevent recurrent falls and/or fractures," scientists in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.

"We investigated prevalence of 8 modifiable risk factors for recurrent falling and/or a serious consequence of the fall among older patients visiting the emergency department after a fall with the Combined Amsterdam and Rotterdam Evaluation of Falls Triage...

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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2010-11-22)

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