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The Battle to Get Elderly Back on Their Feet After Falls

Falls treated as complicated medical events instead of routine part of getting old

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 8, 2008 8:46 AM CST

(Newser) – Falling and breaking a hip is so common among the elderly it's been considered an inevitable sign of aging, but medical experts have now developed complex protocols to both prevent and treat breaks that often trigger a spiral of decline, the New York Times reports....   Read full story »

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