Approximately one third of elderly persons over the age of 65 who live in the community fall
each year. About 5% of falls result in a fracture, and 5 to 10% of them result in other serious …

The phenomenon of falls is not well studied in developing world. However, being aware of
possible correlates for falls specific to different populations and trying to eliminate these …

Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. No previous studies on
risk factors for falls have focused on adults 85 years and older, the most rapidly growing …

Objectives Falls are well known to be associated with adverse health outcomes, especially
when complicated by fracture. Falls are more common in people who are frail and readily …

Introduction The incidence of hip fracture varies substantially between countries. As a result
of improving life expectancy, the number of elderly people susceptible to hip fractures is …

BACKGROUND: Serious fall injury represents a little studied, yet common and potentially
preventable, cause of morbidity and mortality among older persons. We determined the …

In this prospective study, the authors determined intrinsic risk factors for falls and recurrent
falls and constructed a risk profile that indicated the relative contribution of each risk factor …

Despite advances in prevention, fall-related hospitalisation rates among older people are
still increasing. Rates between 1998/1999 and 2008/2009 for non-facture-related injuries …

Pain and falling both affect substantial segments of the older population. Despite the
presence of several plausible mechanisms for pain to contribute to falling, very few studies …

One in three community-dwelling elderly aged≥ 65 years and one in two aged> 80 years
will have at least one fall within a year. Many elderly people are 'silent fallers' who do not …