Hip fracture risks go beyond bone loss. (risk factors for hip fractures include poor vision, slow walking gate, small calf circumference and difficulty performing a tandem walk)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: July 27, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

To guard against debilitating hip fractures, the sixth leading cause of death in persons over age 65, physicians routinely encourage older women to consume plenty of bone-strengthening calcium. A new study of French women, however, suggests that other impairments pose fracture risks equal to that of postmenopausal bone fragility.

Four centers run by INSERM, the French national medical research agency, recruited women at least 75 years old for a series of tests that measured not only the density of hip bones but also other factors that can affect vulnerability to falls-such as ...

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