[en] All epidemiological studies conclude that without prompt, concerted and well-designed prevention programs, the increasing cost related to osteoporotic fractures will become an unbearable burden for the community within the next fifteen years. However, the most effective way of setting up such preventive strategies is not yet unequivocally defined. Low bone mass and microarchitectural damage of bone tissue may account for a large part of the epidemiology of vertebral fractures. Extraskeletal determinants, including low muscle strength, poor balance and gait, all resulting in an increased propensity to fall, also play a major role in the occurrence of hip fracture. Depending on the localization of the fractures, the relative importance of skeletal and extraskeletal risk factors can significantly differ. For prevention of vertebral fractures, drugs affecting bone mass and skeletal architecture may provide a substantial benefit while hip fracture prevention will be more successfully targeted by multi-faceted strategies concentrating not only on the skeletal dimension of the fracture but also aiming, either pharmacologically or through multi-intervention programs, at a reduction in the incidence and in the consequences of falls in the elderly.
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Hanssens, L.
Reginster, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Relevance of bone mineral density, bone quality and falls in reduction of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures.
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
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