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See Latest ArticlesFragility fractures of the hip and femur: incidence and patient characteristics
Osteoporosis International, 06/10/09
Nieves JW et al. - The authors found no evidence of an increasing incidence of any femoral fracture. Hip fracture incidence is declining but the incidence of each of the more rare femur fractures (distal to the lesser trochanter) is stable over time.
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