[Results of a vertebral deformity screening in the students of the district of Florence (Tuscany Region, Central Italy)].

Objectives: to observe the prevalence of vertebral deformities in an adolescent population in the 178 schools of the District of Florence (Tuscany Region, Central Italy), correlating these results with clinical aspects as ligamentous laxity and verifying if these data are in agreement with what emerged in literature in studies of the same type.

Design: prevalence study.

Setting And Participants: report of the results of a school screening for vertebral deformities in an adolescent population of 11,820 students of the Schools of District of Florence held between November 2010 and June 2013.

Pathogenesis and treatment of falls in elderly.

Falls in the elderly are a public health problem. Consequences of falls are increased risk of hospitalization, which results in an increase in health care costs. It is estimated that 33% of individuals older than 65 years undergoes falls.