Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9509
ISSN: 2329-9509
Tetsuro Hida
Japan
Research Article
Falls in Hip Fracture Patients: Relation between Fall Situations and ADL Capability before Injury
Author(s): Yasumoto Matsui, Atsushi Harada, Marie Takemura, Yasuhito Terabe and Tetsuro HidaYasumoto Matsui, Atsushi Harada, Marie Takemura, Yasuhito Terabe and Tetsuro Hida
Background: Most hip fractures are due to falls among frail elderly people. In order to formulate strategies to prevent falls leading to hip fracture, the characteristics of the falls of patients should be clarified in more detail. We investigate the fall situations of hip fracture patients.
Methods: The fall conditions of eighty female and seventeen male hip fracture patients with an average age of 82.3 y.o. who were admitted to the hospital of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan over a two-year period were investigated by questionnaire concerning 1) the time of falling, 2) the place of falling, 3) what they were doing at the moment of falling, and 4) the cause of falling. Their Barthel Index, representing patients’ ADL capability before injuries, was obtained as well, and the relation between falling situations an.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9509.1000108