Hip Fracture Surgery Reduces Health Care Costs, Adds Years of Mobility

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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Each year, more than 300,000 Americans, primarily adults over age 65, sustain a hip fracture, a debilitating injury that can diminish life quality and expectancy, and result in lost work days and substantial, long-term financial costs to patients, families, insurers and government agencies.  And while surgery, the primary treatment for hip fractures, successfully reduces mortality […]