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Facts about hip injury: - Hip injuries are very common.
- About 500,000 elderly Americans suffer hip fractures each year.
- Most hip injuries are the result of falls.
- Hip fractures are a major cause of accidental death in men and women over the age of 85.
- Hip fractures are becoming more common in the US as the population ages and osteoporosis becomes more common.
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