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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

An overview of osteoporosis and frailty in the elderly

Authors: Guowei Li, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou, George Ioannidis, Mitchell A. H. Levine, Jonathan D. Adachi

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures remain significant public health challenges worldwide. Recently the concept of frailty in relation to osteoporosis in the elderly has been increasingly accepted, with emerging studies measuring frailty as a predictor of osteoporotic fractures. In this overview, we reviewed the relationship between frailty and osteoporosis, described the approaches to measuring the grades of frailty, and presented current studies and future research directions investigating osteoporosis and frailty in the elderly. It is concluded that measuring the grades of frailty in the elderly could assist in the assessment, management and decision-making for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures at a clinical research level and at a health care policy level.
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Metadata
Title
An overview of osteoporosis and frailty in the elderly
Authors
Guowei Li
Lehana Thabane
Alexandra Papaioannou
George Ioannidis
Mitchell A. H. Levine
Jonathan D. Adachi
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1403-x

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