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High mortality in younger patients with major osteoporotic fractures.

Robbie RayN D ClementS A AitkenM M McQueenC M Court-BrownS H Ralston
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2016)
Young individuals with hip and humerus fractures have a significantly increased mortality risk after their injury relative to the general population. The results of our study suggest that this may be in part due to a high prevalence of alcohol excess.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • cardiovascular disease
  • postmenopausal women