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Hip Fracture
Arm Fractures Indicate Greater Risk of Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients
March 19th, 2009
Elderly women with upper arm fractures are five times more likely than the general population to experience a broken hip in the 12 months following the arm fracture, according to a study published in the March 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Understanding that risk can be a key to preventing those fractures, the study notes. "There have been studies in the past showing a relationship between upper arm fractures and hip fractures (http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm'topic=A00417), but we wanted to determine when that risk is greatest," says Jeremiah Clinton, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon and associate professor of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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