Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity …

Introduction With a worldwide ageing population, the importance of the prevention and
management of osteoporotic fragility fractures is increasing over time. In this review, we …

Abstract Background The capacity of Short-Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test to
discriminate between fallers and non-fallers is controversial, and has never been compared …

Background: Vitamin D supplement is one of the current possible interventions to reduce fall
and fracture. Despite having several studies on vitamin D supplement and fall and fracture …

Background Falls in older adults are a reasonably common occurrence and about 10% of
these experience multiple falls annually. These falls may be serious and may cause …

Abstract Summary The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture®
Campaign with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) and National Osteoporosis Foundation …

Background Community screening and therapeutic prevention strategies may reduce the
incidence of falls in older people. The effects of these measures on the incidence of …

Objectives To update the 2012 recommendations on pharmacotherapy for postmenopausal
osteoporosis, under the aegis of the Bone Task Force of the French Society for …

Fragility fractures are sentinels of osteoporosis, and as such all patients with low-trauma
fractures should be considered for further investigation for osteoporosis and, if confirmed …

Objective To investigate the effect of whole-body vibration exercise (WBV) on fracture risk in
adults≥ 50 years of age. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis calculating relative …