Women Suffer Foot and Ankle Fractures for Different Reasons

June 13, 2013

Bone density, weight, age and activity level are all factors that impact a person’s likelihood of suffering a foot fracture. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh recently attempted to decipher exactly which factors put women at the greatest risk of suffering certain fractures. What they found may surprise you.

For their study, researchers surveyed nearly 10,000 women aged 65 or older for a 10-year period. To be eligible for the study, each participant needed to be able to walk a couple of blocks without aid.

Over the 10-year period, researchers tracked which women suffered a foot or ankle fracture. If an individual suffered a fracture, researchers recorded some of the present physical factors. After reviewing the data, researchers concluded:.......