Fractures in the Elderly

Fractures in the Elderly-1

Robert J. Pignolo • Mary Ann Keenan
Nader M. Hebela
Editors

2011

A Guide to Practical Management

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime, accounting for more than 1.5 million fractures annually. In the USA, a women’s risk of hip fracture is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer.

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