Fractures in Elderly Americans Associated With Walking Leashed Dogs

JAMA Surg. 2019 May 1;154(5):458-459. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0061.

Authors

Kevin Pirruccio¹, Yeo Myoung Yoon², Jaimo Ahn³

Affiliations

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Hatboro-Horsham High School, Horsham, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the incidence of fractures that occur in elderly persons while walking leashed dogs.

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Aged
Animals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dogs
Female
Fractures, Bone / epidemiology*
Fractures, Bone / etiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Retrospective Studies
United States / epidemiology
Walking*