The most common hip problems encountered by men are osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic, trochanteric bursitis and osteonecrosis, medical researchers say. They say that about 20-25 percent of hip fractures occur in men. The overall mortality is about 20 percent in the first 12 months after hip fracture and is higher in men than women, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Although the U.S. is now phasing in its own artificial joint registries, it appears that the European ...

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