TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of osteoporotic fractures in the elderly
AU - Wilkins, Consuelo H.
AU - Birge, Stanley J.
PY - 2005/11/1
Y1 - 2005/11/1
N2 - Osteoporosis is a common and preventable disorder of the older adult skeleton that predisposes an individual to an increased risk of fracture, a major cause of disability in older adults. Most patients with osteoporosis have an identifiable cause of bone loss. Factors contributing to osteoporotic fractures are more often associated with disordered neuromuscular function affecting postural stability than disordered skeletal integrity. Effective pharmacologic agents are available for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Prevention of osteoporotic fractures in the elderly, particularly nonvertebral fractures, presents unique challenges. Fracture prevention requires identification and management of disorders that contribute to falls, the prevention of falls, and reduction of the impact force of falls. Thus, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies need to be employed. The presence of multiple co-morbidities further complicates management of osteoporosis in the elderly population.
AB - Osteoporosis is a common and preventable disorder of the older adult skeleton that predisposes an individual to an increased risk of fracture, a major cause of disability in older adults. Most patients with osteoporosis have an identifiable cause of bone loss. Factors contributing to osteoporotic fractures are more often associated with disordered neuromuscular function affecting postural stability than disordered skeletal integrity. Effective pharmacologic agents are available for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Prevention of osteoporotic fractures in the elderly, particularly nonvertebral fractures, presents unique challenges. Fracture prevention requires identification and management of disorders that contribute to falls, the prevention of falls, and reduction of the impact force of falls. Thus, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies need to be employed. The presence of multiple co-morbidities further complicates management of osteoporosis in the elderly population.
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Fractures
KW - Osteoporosis
KW - Prevention
KW - Treatment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=27644470998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.046
DO - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.046
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16271899
AN - SCOPUS:27644470998
VL - 118
SP - 1190
EP - 1195
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
SN - 0002-9343
IS - 11
ER -