Hip fractures on the rise

According to a new study of Medicare recipients, the incidence of hip fractures in older women in the U.S is rising after more than a decade of decline. The fracture rates in women ages 65 to 69, which had risen by 2.5 percent, and women ages 70 to 74, which had risen by 3.8 percent from 2014 through 2015. Read article here…

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