Variations in situational risk factors for fractures of the distal forearm, hip, and vertebrae in older women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Situational factors during a fall among three common types of fractures of the distal forearm, hip, and vertebrae among older women in Taiwan were investigated.

Methods

In 2016 ~ 2017, study participants were identified from those aged ≥65 years who visited emergency departments due to a fall in two university-affiliated hospitals in Taipei. In addition to individual characteristics, situational factors during the fall (location, activity, change of center of mass, fall mode, fall direction, initiating a protective response, and being hit) were collected. A sample of 203 distal-forearm fractures, 189 vertebral fractures, and 375 hip fractures was recruited, while 717 women with a soft-tissue injury were used as a control group. The identification of situational ri

SUBMITTER: Yu WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8011116 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature