Sentences with phrase «fractured his hip due»

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As a result, periods missed due to malnutrition suggest low estrogen, and therefore a potential for poor bone growth, which, in turn, compromises bones and can lead to early hip fractures in a woman's 30s and to osteoporosis.

The participants in this project were 130 older people who had sustained a hip fracture due to a fall and lived independently.

«Farmers are not just the backbone of a nation, they may have stronger hips too: Researchers find that male Swedish farmers have a significantly lower risk of hip fracture, possibly due to their high levels of physical activity.»

For awhile fluoride was being touted as an osteoporosis drug, but like fosamax, it only slows bone loss temporarily, and the long term consequence is an increased rate of hip fracture due to structurally unsound bone.

Differences in hip fracture rates seem to be due mostly to genetic differences in anatomy and also to risk of falling.

This is due to the very high incidence of fractures, and especially the protracted nature of hip fractures.

Arthritis can be secondary to an old injury, such as an old fracture, or from a ligament tear, hip dysplasia, or degeneration due to age.

A little over a month ago, Reba needed surgery on his left hip to help him with chronic pain due to a previously undiagnosed fracture that healed improperly on its own.

$ 650,000 — Serious injuries due to motor vehicle accident (April 2012) A pregnant woman suffered multiple fractures to her hip, sacrum and back when a hotel employee lost control of a passenger shuttle and crashed.