What are the most significant risk factors for frequent falls?
- Frailty.
- Use of sedatives.
- Visual impairment.
- Cognitive impairment.
- Lower extremity disability.
- Obstacles to ambulation in the home.
Pearl: The most predictive factor for a future fall is a previous fall within the past 6 months. Almost all hip fractures occur due to falls. Falls have been shown to predict fractures independently of the FRAX risk score.
