Hip And Back Fractures Increase Mortality Rates In People Older Than 50
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 07:21
in Health & Medicine
Vertebral and hip fractures are associated with an increased risk of death, found a new study of 7753 people in Canada aged 50 years and older published in CMAJ. According to the results, approximately 25 percent of people (both men and women) living in the community who develop a hip fracture and 16 percent who develop a spine fracture will die over a 5 year period.