Risk for falls and fractures

These conditions can lead to trouble:
º Osteoporosis and behaviors that weaken bones, such as smoking and taking steroids
º Being very thin and/or tall
º Physical inactivity, weakness and poor balance
º Medicines that affect the mind, such as sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs
º Parkinson's
º Diabetes
º Stroke
º Arthritis
º Prior falls

Risks for poor recovery

Conditions that can worsen outcomes:
º Diseases of the mind -- dementia, delirium, and depression
º Being disabled before the fracture
º Pneumonia or other serious infections
º Lack of social support
º Older age
º Parkinson's
º Incontinence
º Anemia