Prevalence of Factors That Can Increase the Risk of Hip Fracture and Its Complications after Surgery

Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 70, Issue 0

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Background: hip fractures are defined as any fracture of the femur between the articular cartilage of the hip joint to 5 cm below the distal point of the lesser trochanter; they can occur at any age, they but are most common in the older persons. A worldwide incidence hip fractures are 1.6 million osteoporotic fractures of the hip in people aged 50 years and older in 2000, of which about 70% (1.14 million) were in women.

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(2019). Prevalence of Factors That Can Increase the Risk of Hip Fracture and Its Complications after Surgery. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(0), 215-222. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-492500