Unidades de prevención de caídas y de fracturas osteoporóticas. Propuesta del Grupo de Osteoporosis, Caídas y Fracturas de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología

Since forming the Osteoporosis, Falls and Fractures Group of the Spanish Society (GOCF) of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG) a review was performed of the epidemiology of falls, along with a description of measures that have shown a degree of effectiveness in prevention. We also present the proposal of a common basic model of action in fall prevention units, mainly addressed to the community. Finally, a consensus model falls register is presented, common to community level and institutional areas, with the objective of being useful and easy to fill in at any care level.