OBJECTIVES: To estimate lifetime morbidity, mortality, and costs from hip fracture
incorporating the effect of deficits in activities of daily living. DESIGN: Markov computer …

Hip fractures are a burden to both the individual and the community. Only 50% of patients
regain the mobility and independence they enjoyed 12 months before the hip fracture …

Objective: To estimate the incidence and direct medical costs for fatal and non-fatal fall
injuries among US adults aged⩾ 65 years in 2000, for three treatment settings stratified by …

OBJECTIVES: To compare persons with and without hip fracture for subsequent mortality
and change in disability and nursing home (NH) use. DESIGN: Population‐based historical …

Although it has long been recognized that inflammation, a consequence of immune-driven
processes, significantly impacts bone turnover, the degree of centralization of skeletal and …

Purpose Osteoporotic fracture is the main complication of osteoporosis. The current
management is to discharge patients as early as possible so they can get back to their daily …

Scope of the problem: Fall-related injuries are the leading cause of injury, deaths, and
disabilities among people older than 65. The most serious fall injury is hip fracture; half of all …

The number of cost-of-illness (COI) studies has expanded considerably over time. One
outcome of this growth is that the reported COI estimates are inconsistent across studies …

Objectives: To determine whether an intense tai chi (TC) exercise program could reduce the
risk of falls more than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults meeting criteria for …

Disability attributable to hip fracture regarding activities of daily living was evaluated by
comparing 594 hip fracture patients entering eight hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1990 …