Hip fracture often deadly, Australian study shows

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) This is the first large population-based matched cohort study exploring excess mortality risk from hip fracture in the Australian population while accounting for pre-injury comorbid conditions. It finds that hip fracture sufferers experienced significantly worse survival at 12-months post-fracture. Individuals with hip fracture were more than 3.5 times more likely to die within 12 months compared to their non-injured counterpart, and excess mortality was higher in men than in women.

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