From Health Day – Belgian researchers have found that older men and women who break a hip are five to eight times more likely to die in the first three months after the fracture. The main problem is not the repair of the fracture but the toll it takes on...
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Aggressive Osteoporosis Treatment Can Reduce Hip Fractures by 37%
According to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente, proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent — and as much as 50 percent — among those at risk. In the study published November 3 in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, more than 625,000...