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SIGN Guideline 56
On successive pages -
Key to Evidence
Introduction
Prevention of Hip Fracture
Pre-hospital management
Management in Accident & Emergency
Preoperative care
Anaesthetic management
Surgical management
Early postoperative management
Rehabilitation and discharge
Implementation and audit
Key messages for patients

Medscape CME/CE activity Report of consensus practice guideline prepared by the American and British Geriatric Societies

Fear of Falling Linked to Future Falls in Elderly Fran Lowry
August 20, 2010 — Seniors who have an irrationally high fear of falling are at increased risk for future falls, irrespective of their actual physiological risk, according to a new study published online today by the British Medical Journal.
"Both falls and...

September 27, 2010 —Home-based exercises may protect high-risk elderly women from hip fractures, according to the results of a population-based, randomized controlled exercise trial reported in the September 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The exercise group had significantly better outcomes than the control group in postural sway (group...

Recognizing the enormous impact that falls have on seniors and the state health system, health workers in Washington have been making falls prevention a priority. Through community partnerships, education, training and outreach programs, Washington injury prevention advocates are spreading the message that falls do not have to be the norm...