Age is not just a number: the intersection of age, orthopedic injuries, and worsening outcomes following low-energy falls - Ranson R, Esper GW, Covell N, Dedhia N, Ganta A, Egol KA, Konda SR.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to stratify the age at which older adults are most likely to sustain injuries and major complications resulting from low-energy falls so that fall prevention strategies may be targeted to more susceptible age groups...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news