Stroke Doubles Patients' Risk Of Hip Or Thigh Fracture

Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 02:35 in Health & Medicine

Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or thigh bone as people who haven't had a stroke. Risk of hip/femur fracture is even higher in younger patients, women and within three months of a stroke.

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