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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Fractures of the appendicular bones are frequent and can cause a loss of the ability for independent living, depending on age and fracture localisation. They affect both sexes at different times and in different ways. The basic epidemiology for Germany of this injury resp. disease and knowledge regarding medium-term health-related consequences has been provided by work done in the context of the KORA Augsburg Fracture Study 1998, a follow-up of older participants of the third MONICA Augsburg survey S3 (1994/95) and through further research in the past years. Results of a validation study support the value of questionnaire-based patients recall of fractures and their location. It could be shown that age, gender, time since fracture and impaired walking have the greatest predictive value among a number of factors. Limitations of physical function are apparent especially during the first two years after a fragility fracture. After five years functional capacity of survivors equals the functional capacity of control persons of the same age. These population-representative and validated data support model-based cost-effective strategies of population-orientated disease prevention and health promotion. An age and gender-specific approach (gender mainstreaming) is mandatory.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0941-3790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S180-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Fractures in the elderly--a challenge for prevention and health promotion--results from the KORA fracture study Augsburg].
pubmed:affiliation
Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleissheim. manfred.wildner@lgl.bayern.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't