JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83, February 2010

Hip Fractures

  • John E. Morley, MB, BCh

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Boulevard, M238, St. Louis, MO 63104.

Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and GRECC, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

published online 13 January 2010.

Falls are the major reason for lawsuits in the nursing home. This is mainly because they lead to hip fractures and other injuries. Ninety percent of hip fractures occur in persons who fall. The causes of fragility fractures are a result of loss of bone, a decline in bone strength, and an increase in falls (Figure 1). Persons with weight loss, sarcopenia, and frailty are particularly vulnerable to fracturing a hip. This issue of the Journal focuses on hip fractures.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00416-2

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.11.013

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83, February 2010

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