FALLS IN THE ELDERLY

Injury following falls is one of the major problems in the health care of the elderly. Falls have many causes, disturbance of balance, poor sight, inappropriate mobility aids and confusion. This book looks at the reasons for falls and ways of reducing falls in the elderly.

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Injury following falls is one of the major problems in the health care of the elderly. Falls have many causes, disturbance of balance, poor sight, inappropriate mobility aids and confusion. The morbidity, frequently complicated by fracture bones weakened by osteoporosis, can be very severe indeed, often life-threatening. This book should be of interest to geriatricians, rehabilitationists, geriatric nurses, physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons.