High risk of fall after a fracture persists but declines over time
Commentary on: Schene MR, Wyers CE, Driessen AMH, et al . Imminent fall risk after fracture. Age Ageing 2023; 52:1-9. Imminent fall risk can be defined similarly to imminent fracture risk, that is, a 12-month or 24-month increased risk after the index event, which declines over time.1 This study by Schene and colleagues compares the fall risk of a large cohort of adults who experienced a fracture with fracture-free matched controls, to assess whether fall risk after the index fracture is time-dependent.2 This retrospective …