A 74-year-old man has osteoporosis after a low-trauma wrist fracture. He is afraid of loading exercise and has poor balance on single-leg stance.

Question

A 74-year-old man has osteoporosis after a low-trauma wrist fracture. He is afraid of loading exercise and has poor balance on single-leg stance. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Progressive resistance, balance training and impact as appropriate to risk

Answer

Prescribe bed rest to reduce fracture risk as the preferred next step

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Start unsupervised heavy jumping immediately as the preferred next step

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Use swimming as the sole bone-loading intervention as the next step

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Avoid strength training as the preferred next management strategy

Osteoporosis — SCE Geriatric Medicine MCQ

A 74-year-old man has osteoporosis after a low-trauma wrist fracture. He is afraid of loading exercise and has poor balance on single-leg stance. What is the most appropriate management?