Orthopedic News

July 12, 2005

Osteoporosis Can Affect Older Men

Everyone knows that women need to fend off osteoporosis as they age. But what is less well-known is that 30 percent of elderly men who suffer a hip fracture will die within a year of that fracture -- double the rate for older female patients. (HealthDay News)

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