Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-07T14:54:00 RDF description of Circumstances of clinical fracture events with advancing age in older men - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn43545 public Circumstances of clinical fracture events with advancing age in older men 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziaf005 2025-02-14T21:34:35.132-06:00 41318 Osteoporosis 3 23849 JBMR plus document-rn43545 <p>To characterize fracture circumstances by age at time of fracture among community-dwelling older men, we analyzed incident clinical fractures in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men study. Participants were contacted every 4 mo to identify fractures confirmed by radiographic reports. Fractures were classified as fall- or non-fall-related and further categorized by degree of trauma: minimal (fall from � 85 yr, while a fracture (fall-related or not) due to severe trauma was less common with advancing age. Findings have implications for development of fracture prevention strategies in older men. � standing height), moderate (fall on stairs, steps or curb), or severe (fall from > standing height) for fall-related fractures; and minimal (eg, coughing), moderate (eg, collisions with objects during normal activity without falling), or severe (eg, motor vehicle accident) for non-fall-related fractures. Of 2351 clinical fractures in 1424 men during an average follow-up of 9.9 yr, 12.7% occurred at age <75 yr, 15.7% at age 75-79 yr, 26.1% at age 80-84 yr, and 45.5% at age � 85 yr. A total of 1891 fractures (80.4% of all fractures) were the result of a fall. The proportion of fall-related fractures steadily rose with increasing age at time of fracture, ranging from 65.8% in men <75 yr rising to 84.7% in men � 85 yr (p <�.001). Most fall-related fractures (76.4%) were due to minimal trauma; the proportion of all fractures due to a fall with minimal trauma steadily rose with increasing age (p <�.001). In contrast, approximately half of non-fall-related fractures (53.5%) were due to severe trauma. The proportion of all fractures due to severe trauma (whether fall-related or not) declined with advancing age (p <�.001). In conclusion, the most frequently occurring fracture circumstance in older men was a fall from � standing height. This circumstance was increasingly common with advancing age occurring in 7 of every 10 fractures in men <p> Aging and Geriatrics 9 Fractures Prevention