Association between incident falls and subsequent fractures in patients attending the fracture liaison service after an index fracture: a 3-year prospective observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the risk of subsequent fractures in patients who attended the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS), with and without incident falls after the index fracture.

Design

A 3-year prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

An outpatient FLS in the Netherlands.

Participants

Patients aged 50+ years with a recent clinical fracture.

Outcome measures

Incident falls and subsequent fractures.

Results

The study included 488 patients (71.9% women, mean age: 64.6±8.6 years). During the 3-year follow-up, 959 falls had been ascertained in 296 patients (60.7%) (ie, fallers), and 60 subsequent fractures were ascertained in 53 patients (10.9%). Of the fractures, 47 (78.3%) were fall related, of which 25 (53.2%) were sustained at the first fall in

SUBMITTER: Vranken L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature