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Falls and hip fracture<br />

There is an established relationship between<br />

hip fractures and falls in older people:<br />

– up to 90% <strong>of</strong> hip fractures occurring as the<br />

result <strong>of</strong> a fall<br />

– up to 53% <strong>of</strong> people falling again in the six<br />

p p p g g<br />

months <strong>following</strong> their hip fracture

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