Hip, spine fractures linked to higher death risk

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 13:07 in Health & Medicine

Nearly 25 per cent of Canadian men and women over 50 who break a hip die within five years of the injury, and more needs to be done to reduce the likelihood of the fractures, researchers say.

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