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Does hyponatremia pose a risk factor for hip fractures in the elderly? Can a primary physician prevent it?

OBJECTIVE: Fracture around the hip is amongst the most common and serious fractures in the elderly, which leads to significant morbidity and mortality. In literature, many authors noted that even mild hyponatremia adversely affects bone, leading to an increased incidence of fractures. We aim to dete...

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Autores principales: Kumar, R Vijay, Manchekar, Mayur P., Kashid, Manoj, Rajauria, Surbhi, Rai, Sanjay K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38024892
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2124_22