Proportion and Risk Factors of Silent Vertebral Fractures Among Egyptian Females With Fragility Hip Fracture Presenting to the Emergency Room of Ain Shams University Hospitals

BackgroundFragility fractures caused by osteoporosis are known to increase the risk of further fragility fractures. Also, several factors have been associated with an increasing risk of fracture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, as prior fracture, advancing age, low bone mineral density (BM...

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Published in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 9; p. e46214
Main Authors:	Abdelrahman Ali, Mohamed A, Sweed, Hala s, Allam, Mohamed F, Aiy, Walaa W, Mohamed Matter, Abeer H, Abdelalim Elshabrawy, Walid E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Palo Alto Cureus Inc 29-09-2023 Cureus
Subjects:	Age Approximation Bone density Emergency medical care Females Fractures Geriatrics Hip joint Hospital costs Menstruation Mortality Older people Orthopedics Osteoporosis Preventive Medicine Public Health Risk factors Sample size Trauma Variables Womens health Egypt
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