Older adults who experience osteoporotic fracture have increased risk of death for 5-10 years

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 10:49 in Health & Medicine

Women and men age 60 years or older who have a low-trauma osteoporotic fracture have an increased risk of death for the following 5 to 10 years, compared to the general population, and those who experience another fracture increase their risk of death further for an additional 5 years, according to a study in the 4 February issue of JAMA...

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