Researchers say any bone fracture that occurs in people over the age of 60 needs to be taken seriously. They add: anti-osteoporosis treatments should be instituted following any low trauma fracture to decrease the risk of another fracture.
Fractures can increase death risk in people over 60
February 4, 2009
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds the risk of dying goes up for at least five years following any low-trauma fracture and for at least 10 years after a hip fracture.
