Sentences with phrase «fractures in our old age»
Estrogen treatment alone for 5 to 10 years after menopause is unlikely to preserve bone density or prevent fractures in old age.
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Dr. Harvey, a researcher in this study, explains: «Muscle strength peaks in young adulthood before declining in older age and low grip strength in adulthood has been associated with poor health outcomes including diabetes, falls and fractures.
The effect of older age and other medical conditions associated with hip fracture on this increased risk has not been known, according to background information in the article.
In this study, researchers reviewed the Medicare Standard Analytic Files (SAF) database to identify patients, age 65 and older, who had a diagnosis of osteoporosis and sustained a fragility fracture between 2005 and 2009.
A major health problem in older people is age - associated osteoporosis — the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures.
«By following this cohort of older women for so long, we show directly that lifetime risk of hip fracture in community - dwelling women over age 75 is extremely high,» wrote the authors of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study report.
Those pets included Dough Boy, a 10 - year - old mixed breed dog who came to Gainesville Pet Rescue in Florida after his owner could no longer care for him due to his age and a leg fracture that had never been properly cared for; Molly, a 10 - year - old blind Maltese, found the perfect home during Maddie's ® Pet Adoption Days with the help of Waggytail Rescue in New York City; Cappy, a senior with only one eye, who came to Delta Animals Safe Haven in Antioch, CA, so matted that his knots of fur were infested with fleas; and thousands more.
The most common cause of a hip fracture among those 65 years of age and older is an accident resulting in a fall, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.