Open Access“Timed Up and Go Test and Bone Mineral Density Measurement for Fracture Prediction
Author(s) -
Kun Zhu,
Amanda Devine,
Joshua R. Lewis,
Satvinder S. Dhaliwal,
Richard L. Prince
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.434
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , hip fracture , osteoporosis , hazard ratio , bone density , physical therapy , confidence interval
Two major factors associated with skeletal fracture in older persons are intrinsic bone strength and risk of falling. This study examined the role of Timed Up and Go (TUG) test performance, a validated predictor of falling, and hip areal bone mineral density (BMD), a validated predictor of bone strength in fracture prediction in a 10-year longitudinal study.
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