The Patient Who Falls: “It's Always a Trade-off”
Tinetti ME, Kumar C. The Patient Who Falls: “It's Always a Trade-off”. JAMA 2010, 303: 258-266. PMID: 20085954, PMCID: PMC3740370, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older adultsRisk factorsOlder adultsOlder menEvidence-based fall prevention interventionsStrong clinical trial evidenceEtiology of fallsClinical trial evidenceFall prevention interventionsStrong risk factorMultiple risk factorsEffective single interventionMedication reductionOlder patientsHip fractureTrial evidenceVitamin DCataract surgeryBalance impairmentOutpatient practiceMultiple fallsPhysical therapyPrevention interventionsPrevention strategiesClinical practice