Osteoporosis among hospitalized patients with proximal femoral fractures in Assiut University Trauma Unit, Egypt

ConclusionsOsteoporosis prevalence is high among hip fracture patients and associated with female sex, increase in age, low BMI, and fall on ground. Strategies to prevent osteoporosis are needed to decrease hip fracture rates.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research