Hip Fracture Risk Test

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Yes No       1. Are you a woman? Over age 80?

Yes No       2. Have you fallen or almost fallen in the bathroom?

Yes No       3. Have you been diagnosed with Osteoporosis?

Yes No       4. Do you live in a nursing home?

Yes No       5. Did your mother have a hip fracture?

Yes No       6. Have you had a previous hip fracture/injury? Do you have bruising or swelling in the hip?

Yes No       7. Do you exercise, especially weight-bearing exercises?

Yes No       8. Do have a substance abuse problem or smoke?

Yes No       9. Do you have a low body weight? Are you over 6 feet tall?

Yes No       10. Do you have impaired vision?

Yes No       11. Do you take psychotropic medications, furosemides, corticosteroids, thyroid hormone, Phenobarbitals, or phenytoins?

Sources

NSAIDs, Coxibs, Smoking and Bone
Scientists Identify Two Key Risk Factors For Hip Replacement For Women
Partnership For Progress In Bone Health
Hip Protectors Lower Risk of Fractures in Nursing Home Residents
Osteoporosis: Characteristics of the Disease, From Epidemology to Economics
Hip Fracture - Femoral Neck Fracture
Preventing Hip Fractures
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Risk Factors For Hip Fracture In Women - Bandolier
Fractures, Hip - eMedicine

Helpful Articles

National Osteoporosis Foundation
Bone Density - University of Washington
Dexa Scanning - Yahoo Health
Bone Density Test: Measure Your Risk of Osteoporosis
Osteopenia - University of Washington School of Medicine
Hip Fracture - Mayo Clinic

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