Hip fractures may have both short and long-term effects on survival in elderly individuals

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 22:01 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis of numerous studies indicates that men and women aged 60 years and older who have experienced a hip fracture are at increased risk of dying not only in the short term after the fracture, but also a number of years later.

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