Journal article
A Scoping Review of Strategies for the Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Elderly nursing home residents are at increased risk of hip fracture; however, the efficacy of fracture prevention strategies in this population is unclear.
OBJECTIVE: We performed a scoping review of randomized controlled trials of interventions tested in the long-term care (LTC) setting, examining hip fracture outcomes.
Authors
Sawka AM; Ismaila N; Cranney A; Thabane L; Kastner M; Gafni A; Woodhouse LJ; Crilly R; Cheung AM; Adachi JD
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 5, No. 3,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0009515
ISSN
1932-6203