Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or thigh bone as people who haven’t had a stroke. Risk of hip/femur fracture is even higher in younger patients, women and within three months of a stroke.
Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or thigh bone as people who haven’t had a stroke. Risk of hip/femur fracture is even higher in younger patients, women and within three months of a stroke.