Fractures and Falls More Common for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritis

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Fractures and Falls More Common for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritis

Postmenopausal women with osteoarthritis have a 20 percent higher risk of bone fractures and experience almost 30 percent more falls than those without the disease, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.

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Postmenopausal women with OA have higher risk of bone fractures, falls

news-medical.net — “Postmenopausal women with osteoarthritis have a 20 percent higher risk of bone fractures and experience almost 30 percent more falls than those without the disease, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.” View full resource at news-medical.net