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Stroke Doubles Risk of Bone Fractures
Ivanhoe, 08/10/09
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, in the United States, about 300,000 people fracture their hip every year, and about 20 percent of these people die of their fracture within a year. Stroke patients have about twice the increased risk of breaking a hip or femur, than those who have not suffered stoke, according to reports from a recent study.
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