Journal article
An overview of osteoporosis and frailty in the elderly
Abstract
Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures remain significant public health challenges worldwide. Recently the concept of frailty in relation to osteoporosis in the elderly has been increasingly accepted, with emerging studies measuring frailty as a predictor of osteoporotic fractures. In this overview, we reviewed the relationship between frailty and osteoporosis, described the approaches to measuring the grades of frailty, and presented current …
Authors
Li G; Thabane L; Papaioannou A; Ioannidis G; Levine MAH; Adachi JD
Journal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 18, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12891-017-1403-x
ISSN
1471-2474