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Hip Fracture Types In Men And Women Change Differently With Age, David A. Tanner, Marita Kloseck, Richard G. Crilly, Bert Chesworth, Jason Gilliland
Hip Fracture Types In Men And Women Change Differently With Age, David A. Tanner, Marita Kloseck, Richard G. Crilly, Bert Chesworth, Jason Gilliland
Health Studies Publications
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are expensive and a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In most studies hip fractures have been viewed as a unitary fracture but recently the two main types of fracture (intertrochanteric and subcapital) have been viewed as two fractures with a different etiology and requiring a different approach to prevention. The relative proportion of intertrochanteric fractures increases with age in women. In previous studies no particular pattern in men has been noted. In this study, we explored changes in the relative proportion of the two fracture types with age in the two genders. METHODS: …
Aging, Physical Activity And Arthritis Part 1, Albert W. Taylor
Aging, Physical Activity And Arthritis Part 1, Albert W. Taylor
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging Presentations
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Aging, Physical Activity And Arthritis Part 2, Albert W. Taylor
Aging, Physical Activity And Arthritis Part 2, Albert W. Taylor
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging Presentations
No abstract provided.