Open AccessFracture rates in Parkinson's disease compared with age- and gender-matched controls: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
R. W. Genever
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afh203
Subject(s) - medicine , parkinson's disease , retrospective cohort study , cohort , disease , falling (accident) , pediatrics , physical therapy , psychiatry
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are not routinely prescribed bone-protecting medication despite the fact that they are known to be at risk of falling. We investigated whether subjects with PD were more at risk of fractures than other patient groups in order to establish whether preventative measures should be targeted on those who have been diagnosed with PD.
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