Greater Risk of Death for Men Following Hip Fracture

When a person fractures their hip, in most cases it is the result of a fall or other incident, such as a car accident, which causes a blow to the area. Although anyone can have a hip fracture, they most often occur in adults 65 and older as a result of weakened bones. Unfortunately, this type of injury also becomes more life threatening with age.

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found the risk of death after a hip fracture is higher for men. However, the prevalence of hip fracture in women is about two to three times as high as in men.

For the study, researchers looked at 39 previous studies which included almost 600,000 women and 155,000 men over 50 years of age who had experienced a hip fracture. The research panel found that though death is almost six times more likely to occur in women over age 50 with a hip fracture than in those without a fracture, death is eight times as likely for men within three months of their fracture.

One possible cause for this higher fatality rate in men is the fact that although women experience bone loss following menopause, men usually lose bone as a result of some other medical problem. For this reason, women who fracture their hip can recover because they have no underlying medical problems, while men often have to battle the fracture and the original illness.

Many hip fractures in older adults are caused by slip and fall accidents. These types of accidents can occur on icy, snowy or wet sidewalks, stairs or walkways and can cause serious injuries, such as broken bones, fractures and other trauma. If you or a loved one has been injured in a slip and fall accident, please call or e-mail the premises liability attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. today. The consultation is free and our premises liability lawyers only get paid if we can obtain money for you. Our firm has represented clients with Brooklyn slip and fall, Bronx slip and fall, Queens slip and fall, Manhattan slip and fall and Long Island slip and fall cases.

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