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March 1, 2010
Vol. XXVII, No. 9
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The Impact of Pernicious Anemia on Hip Fracture |
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Patients with a diagnosis of pernicious anemia (PA) appear to have an elevated risk of hip fracture when compared with those without the blood disorder, according to a University of Pennsylvania study. The increase in hip fracture risk was even more pronounced among patients newly diagnosed with PA during follow-up and persisted even years after vitamin B12 therapy. “Chronic achlorhydria could be the mechanism contributing to the persistently elevated hip fracture risk,” the researchers noted.
Source: Gastroenterology, December 18, 2009 (online).
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