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...