Incident fracture associated with increased risk of mortality even after adjusting for frailty status in elderly Japanese men: the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Cohort Study

ConclusionIncident clinical fracture was associated with an elevated risk of death independently of pre-fracture levels of frailty in community-dwelling elderly men.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00198-016-3797-y

Source: Osteoporosis International - February 7, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research