1. Excess Risk for Death Following Hip Fracture Persists Over Time, Especially for Men While almost all studies report an increased risk for death in the first three to six months following hip fracture, it is unclear whether this risk continues over the longer-term. Researchers identified and reviewed studies that followed people after hip fracture and compared their survival to that of age- and sex-matched control groups. The researchers found 22 studies that included 578,436 women and 17 studies that included 154,276 men with hip fracture... 
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