Osteoporosis, falls, and age in fracture of the proximal femur
Osteoporosis, falls, and age in fracture of the proximal femur
The relative importance of osteoporosis and risk of falling in causing hip fracture is not known. Femoral neck bone mass was measured in 708 elderly people, all of whom had fallen and injured a hip. Below 75 years of age there was a steep increase in relative risk of fracture with reduced bone mass, measured by Singh grade. Above that age the increase in risk was small, and neuromuscular responses which protect the skeleton against trauma may be more important than bone mass.
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Cooper, C.
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Barker, D.J.P.
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Morris, Julie
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Briggs, R.S.J.
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4 July 1987
Cooper, C.
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Barker, D.J.P.
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Morris, Julie
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Briggs, R.S.J.
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Cooper, C., Barker, D.J.P., Morris, Julie and Briggs, R.S.J.
(1987)
Osteoporosis, falls, and age in fracture of the proximal femur.
British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.), 295 (13), .
(doi:10.1136/bmj.295.6589.13).
Abstract
The relative importance of osteoporosis and risk of falling in causing hip fracture is not known. Femoral neck bone mass was measured in 708 elderly people, all of whom had fallen and injured a hip. Below 75 years of age there was a steep increase in relative risk of fracture with reduced bone mass, measured by Singh grade. Above that age the increase in risk was small, and neuromuscular responses which protect the skeleton against trauma may be more important than bone mass.
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Published date: 4 July 1987
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ISSN: 0267-0623
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