Frailty and osteoporosis in patients with hip fractures under the age of 60-a prospective cohort of 218 individuals.

ABSTRACT: Research on younger patients with hip fractures is limited. This study adds knowledge on patient and injury characteristics, and DXA was investigated at the time of the fracture. Risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures were numerous among young patients, and osteoporosis was markedly more prevalent than in the general population.

Introduction

Knowledge on younger patients with hip fractures is limited. Common preconceptions are that they suffer fractures due to high-energy trauma, alcohol or substance use disorder but not associated to osteoporosis. We aimed to descriptively analyze the characteristics of young and middle-aged patients with hip fractures and examine bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the time of the fracture.

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SUBMITTER: Strom Ronnquist S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007814 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature