Hip fractures
with the numbers about 1.6 million over the world in 2000 are serious health
problem which drastically limits the functionality and increases mortality in
geriatric population.
Peritrochanteric
and neck hip fractures result from the reduction of mineral bone density or
impaired quality, however age related co-morbidities add additional risk
related to increased incidence of falls.
The one of the
diseases found to increase hip fractures incidence and associated mortality is
diabetes which currently affects 415 million adults over the world with
increasing prevalence, predicted to 642 million by 2040.
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