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T. Franklin Williams, MD

JAMA. 1990;263(5):708-709.

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Fracture of the hip is one of the most common, devastating, and feared medical crises of older persons, threatening both survival and independence. Hip fractures occur at an exponential increase in frequency with age,¹ affecting one of every three white women older than 85 years. Annual costs of medical and supportive care exceed the entire National Institutes of Health research budget and are more than 100 times the amounts being invested in research on causes, prevention, and treatment of this condition.

Although multiple factors contribute to the occurrence of hip fracture, osteoporosis is clearly one of the most significant. A recent review in THE JOURNAL² has highlighted differing characteristics of osteoporosis in old and very old women compared with those just postmenopausal, and a summary of a recent scientific workshop³ presents the challenging research advances and frontiers of osteoporosis, including cellular mechanisms of bone formation and removal, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
National Institute on Aging Bethesda, Md

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