Sugioka Yuko, Koike Tatsuya
Osaka city University Medical School, Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
Clin Calcium. 2007 Jul;17(7):1059-65.
Fall is a common and often devastating problem among elderly people, resulting in loss of function, using of health care services and increasing mortality. Most of those falls are associated with one or more risk factors, and several measures may reduce the number of fractures. To prevent of fractures, improve bone quality, medication such as bisphosphonates or reduce the impact on the hip region during a fall ; external hip protectors could be useful. Medical assessment of fall risks and provisions of appropriate interventions are necessary and guidelines for fall prevention are recommended.
跌倒在老年人中是一个常见且往往具有毁灭性的问题,会导致功能丧失、医疗保健服务的使用以及死亡率上升。大多数跌倒与一个或多个风险因素相关,并且有几种措施可以减少骨折的数量。为了预防骨折、改善骨质,可使用双膦酸盐等药物,或在跌倒时减少对髋部区域的冲击;外部髋部保护器可能会有所帮助。对跌倒风险进行医学评估并提供适当的干预措施是必要的,建议制定预防跌倒的指南。