Older patients with distal forearm fracture. A challenge to future fall and fracture prevention

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-95

  Nordell, Eva ^a   Kristinsdottir, Ella K ^a,b   Jarnlo, Gun Britt ^a   Magnusson, Måns ^b   Thorngren, Karl Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Distal forearm fracture; Elderly; Falls; Physical performance; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NYSTAGMUS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VIBRATION SENSE; ARM INJURY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 23244460196     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324579     Document Type: Article

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