A fall resulting in a hip fracture is alarming not only because it’s painful, but because of the risk for long-term consequences, including loss of independence and even death within a year. More than 300,000 people in the United States sustain a hip fracture every year. Most of them result from a fall from standing height in people ages 65 years and older with weakened bones.
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