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Epidemiology of rib fractures in older men
— Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) prospective cohort study | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Carrie M Nielson, Eric Orwoll |
| Corporate Author | Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, no 7750, 10 April 2010 |
| Pages | p 798 |
| Source | www.bmj.com doi: 10.1136/bmj.c1069 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Fractures ; Osteoporosis ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In a study of 5995 men aged 65+ in the US, 99% of surviving participants answered a postal questionnaire about falls and fractures every 4 months for a mean 6.2 year follow-up. Incidence of rib fracture was 3.5 per 1000 person years. Men with a history of rib fracture had similar characteristics to men with osteoporosis, including frequent falls, and a two-fold increased risk of future fracture of the hip, wrist or rib. This article is a summary of a paper published on bmj.com. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100413201 A |
| Classmark | BC: CUF: CLO: 3J: 7T * |
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