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Data from a study published online in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that hip fracture may be associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in both the short- and longer-term.
The authors reviewed information on 122,808 participants from eight cohorts in Europe and the United States. At mean 12.6-year follow-up, they noted 4,273 incident hip fractures and 27,999 deaths. After adjustment, they found that hip fracture was positively associated with increased all-cause mortality during the first year, but also through 8 or more years. The association was stronger among men than women, although the difference was not significant. Learn more...
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