Frailty and risk of subsequent fracture among older adults presenting to hospital with a minimal trauma fracture.
Ha MaiLynette Mc EvoyCarol WilsonLynda MarovAyano KellyCarlos El HaddadDanielle Ni ChroininGeraldine HassettSteven A FrostPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2022)
Our results indicate that following an initial minimal trauma fracture, frailty independently increases the risk of a subsequent fracture. Therefore, it is important at the time of an initial fracture that older women and men are screened for the presence of frailty, and models of care are implemented to reduce the risk of subsequent fracture among this vulnerable group of older adults.