Hip fractures and thyroid disease linked in study

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

New research from UC Davis Health System finds that older men with subclinical thyroid dysfunction have an increased risk of suffering hip fractures and suggests that screening and treatment for thyroid dysfunction in its most subtle forms could reduce the incidence of this common injury.

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