Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4072331 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
This one-decade survey demonstrated a drastic increase in the number of patients over the course of the decade in Japan. Appropriate treatment and prevention of hip fractures, including the treatment of osteoporosis and more effective interventions for preventing falls, are important issues to address to reduce the burden of this fracture.
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Authors
Hiroshi Hagino, Keizo Sakamoto, Atsushi Harada, Toshitaka Nakamura, Yoshiteru Mutoh, Satoshi Mori, Naoto Endo, Tetsuo Nakano, Eiji Itoi, Kiyoshi Kita, Noriaki Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Kaoru Yamazaki,