10.3205/11ESM008
Kerschan-Schindl, Katharina
Katharina
Kerschan-Schindl
Osteoporosis – prevention of falls
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2011
ConferencePaper
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
Austrian Society Of Sports Medicine And Prevention|Austrian Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation|German Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
2011-10-24
2011
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-11esm0080
11esm008
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7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fractures often are caused by a fall. It’s mostly the elderly who fall because postural strategies change with increasing age. About 30% of the elderly – above the age of 65 – fall at least once a year. With increasing age this ratio further increases. Ninety percent of the[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation