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MeSH Review:

Accidental Falls

Herings, R.M. et al., Dorfmüller, G. et al., Versteegen, G.J. et al., Perrin, P.P. et al.

Versteegen, Kingma, Meijler, ten Duis,

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Disease relevance of Accidental Falls

The major causes of neck sprain NCA were accidental falls (25%), sports injuries (24%) and bicycling injuries [1].

High impact information on Accidental Falls

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of dosing, timing, elimination half-life, and type of benzodiazepine in relation to the occurrence of accidental falls leading to hospitalization for femur fractures [2].
OBJECTIVE: Balance disorders increase with aging and raise the risk of accidental falls in the elderly [3].
This is a report of a rheumatoid arthritis patient after atlantoaxial stabilization and halo external fixator immobilization who presented with intracranial injury after an accidental fall [4].

References

Neck sprain not arising from car accidents: a retrospective study covering 25 years. Versteegen, G.J., Kingma, J., Meijler, W.J., ten Duis, H.J. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. (1998) [Pubmed]
Benzodiazepines and the risk of falling leading to femur fractures. Dosage more important than elimination half-life. Herings, R.M., Stricker, B.H., de Boer, A., Bakker, A., Sturmans, F. Arch. Intern. Med. (1995) [Pubmed]
Effects of physical and sporting activities on balance control in elderly people. Perrin, P.P., Gauchard, G.C., Perrot, C., Jeandel, C. British journal of sports medicine. (1999) [Pubmed]
Severe intracranial injury from a fall in the halo external fixator. Dorfmüller, G., Höllerhage, H.G. Journal of orthopaedic trauma. (1992) [Pubmed]

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