Independent from muscle power and balance performance, a creatinine clearance below 65 ml/min is a significant and independent risk factor for falls and fall-related fractures in elderly men and women diagnosed with osteoporosis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1237-1245

  Dukas, L ^a,b   Schacht, E ^c   Runge, M ^d  

^a Geriatrische Universitatsklinik   (Switzerland)

^b Ambulatorium Wiesendamm   (Switzerland)

^c Zurich Osteoporosis Research Group (ZORG)   (Switzerland)

^d Aerpah Clinic Esslingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance; Creatinine clearance; Falls and fractures; Muscle power

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; VITAMIN D;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; CHAIR RISING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTION TEST; GENDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM STAND TEST; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; BLOOD; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956359311     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-1064-1     Document Type: Article

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