The etiology of fractured hips in females.

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Abstract
Falls are the leading cause of non-transport accidental deaths in all persons and the leading cause of all accidental deaths in elderly white females. Fractures, usually of the lower limb, account for most of these deaths. While the death rate for falls is higher in males than females and non-white than white in childhood and early adulthood, patterns are reversed in older years with the elderly white female having by far the highest rates. Fractures, and therefore deaths from falls, appear to be positively associated with bone fragility, especially osteoporosis, a condition considered most prevalent in elderly white females. The prevalence of osteoporosis and deaths from falls appears to be lower in areas with high F content in the drinking water, especially in elderly white women.