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TYPE OF FALL AND RISK OF HIP AND WRIST FRACTURES: THE STUDY OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES
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We appreciate the comments of Dr. Drinka1 regarding our article in the Journal. As Dr. Drinka rightly points out, an impact on the greater trochanter is by no means the only plausible biomechanical mechanism for hip fracture.2 Others have also proposed,3 and critically examined,4 the idea that external rotation of the femur with the foot fixed to the ground is capable of generating forces sufficient to cause a femoral neck fracture without a traumatic impact. Dr. Drinka's detailed explication further supports the plausibility of this mechanism for “some hip fractures.” Nevertheless, we agree with others2, 5 that the available evidence suggests that impact on the hip from a fall is the predominant mechanism causing hip fractures in the elderly. In our study, less than 10% of women with hip fractures did not report falling on the hip, side of the leg, or buttocks, whereas in the study by Hayes et al,5 about 40% of subjects with hip fractures did not report falling on the hip or the side of the leg. Although these data are limited by the potential for recall bias, we agree that a better understanding of the mechanism of this subset of hip fractures will be useful for the design of optimal interventions to prevent hip fractures by controlling mechanical energy.
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- Authors
- Nevitt, M. C., & Cummings, S. R.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-08
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 909-909
- ISSN
- 0002-8614 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-5415
- OpenAlex
- W2020166805
- Cited by
- 403
- References
- 25
- FWCI
- 11.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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