Hip fractures may increase risk for early death in older women
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The most vulnerable parts of the skeleton for fracture in osteoporosis include the spine and hip, but patients who buy Canadian Actonel can protect their bones at a fraction of the regular price. As the population grows and ages, hip fractures resulting from accidental falls can become more common, which can lead to premature death for some older women, new research says.
Though previous studies have linked broken hips to increased mortality, little has been done to quantify the effect. Scientists at the Center for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland, Oregon, recruited more than 1,100 women aged 65 years and older who had broken their hips. Each subject was grouped with four healthy controls who did not have hip fractures, and the researchers monitored everyone's health for an average of 14.4 years.
Results showed a strong association between hip fractures and premature death in women. Women who broke their hip were twice as likely to die within the first year after the fracture when compared to healthy women. After the first year, all subjects with hip fractures had similar mortality rates as the controls, except for women aged 65 to 70, who continued to be at greater risk. The findings suggest that efforts to prevent hip fractures in women of this age group should be a top priority, the researchers said.
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