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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