{"title":"Osteoporosis: A Major Problem - Worldwide","authors":"Akarirmak Ülkü","doi":"10.36959/987/237","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Hip fractures can cause loss of function and independence with 40%-60% of hip fracture patients being unable to walk independently or requiring assistance, and 33% being totally dependent or in a nursing home in the year following hip fracture. Osteoporotic fractures account for more hospitalization days than other diseases like breast cancer, myocardial infarction, diabetes and others. In men, the risk of an osteoporotic fracture is up to 27% higher than the risk of prostate cancer. Mortality rates are as high as 20-24% in the first year after hip fracture [2].","PeriodicalId":167640,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sports Medicine","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Archives of Sports Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36959/987/237","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Hip fractures can cause loss of function and independence with 40%-60% of hip fracture patients being unable to walk independently or requiring assistance, and 33% being totally dependent or in a nursing home in the year following hip fracture. Osteoporotic fractures account for more hospitalization days than other diseases like breast cancer, myocardial infarction, diabetes and others. In men, the risk of an osteoporotic fracture is up to 27% higher than the risk of prostate cancer. Mortality rates are as high as 20-24% in the first year after hip fracture [2].