title: [Accidental falls].
abstract: Falls are common cause of injuries among elderly people, and fractures are the most serious consequence of falls. For seniors, hip fractures are the second major cause of bedridden. The feature and acute care of head injury, spinal cord injury, vertebrae fracture, and hip fracture are described. Just had fracture fixation, the patient can not go back to the original ADL. In order not to become bedridden, both medication and physical examination are important based on the new disease concept of locomotive syndrome. To do so, requires hospital and clinic cooperation. Sufficient cooperation is not currently possible, and spread of liaison service is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000628:therapy