New connections discovered between fractures and mortality
Publish date: February 11, 2009
Judith Asch-Goodkin
Judith Asch-Goodkin
Excess mortality risk continues for 5 years after all types of fractures (10 years for hip fractures), researchers find, and is higher again for those who suffer a second fracture. A new study adds intriguing dimensions to the previously known fracture/mortality association.