Kyphosis and incident falls among community-dwelling older adults.
Corinne McDaniels-DavidsonA DavisD WingC MaceraS P LindsayJ T SchousboeJ F NicholsD M KadoPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)
Each kyphosis measure was independently associated with incident falls. Findings were inconsistent for injurious falls; the blocks measure suggested the strongest association. If these findings are replicated, the blocks measure could be incorporated into office visits as a quick and efficient tool to identify patients at increased fall risk.
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