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Second hip fracture in older men and women: the Framingham Study
Berry SD, Samelson EJ, Hannan MT, McLean RR, Lu M, Cupples LA, Shaffer ML, Beiser AL et al.. Archives of internal medicine, 2007-10-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Plain-language summary
Background Older persons with hip fractures remain at increased risk of subsequent hip fractures. However, little is known about the frequency and characteristics of persons who sustain a second hip fracture. Methods Participants included 481 members of the Framingham Heart Study who sustained an initial hip fracture between April 1952 and December 31, 2003.
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APA 7th
Berry, S. D., Samelson, E. J., Hannan, M. T., McLean, R. R., Lu, M., Cupples, L. A., et al. (2007). Second hip fracture in older men and women: the Framingham Study. Archives of internal medicine. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.18.1971
Vancouver
Berry SD, Samelson EJ, Hannan MT, McLean RR, Lu M, Cupples LA, et al. Second hip fracture in older men and women: the Framingham Study. Archives of internal medicine. 2007. doi:10.1001/archinte.167.18.1971. PMID: 17923597.
BibTeX
@article{berry2007-17923597,
author = {Berry, S. D. and Samelson, E. J. and Hannan, M. T. and McLean, R. R. and Lu, M. and Cupples, L. A. and Shaffer, M. L. and Beiser, A. L. and others},
title = {{Second hip fracture in older men and women: the Framingham Study}},
journal = {Archives of internal medicine},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1001/archinte.167.18.1971},
pmid = {17923597},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.18.1971}
}
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Key findings
- However, little is known about the frequency and characteristics of persons who sustain a second hip fracture.
- Methods Participants included 481 members of the Framingham Heart Study who sustained an initial hip fracture between April 1952 and December 31, 2003.
- Participants were followed up until a second hip fracture, death, dropout, or study completion.
- Age, sex, falls, stroke, dementia, residence, recent weight change, body mass index, and functional status were considered potential predictors of a second hip fracture.
Why it matters
This study looked at people who had already broken a hip and followed them to see who broke the other hip. It found that dementia was among the characteristics considered as a possible predictor of a second hip fracture, but it does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants481
- Effect size14.8%; 2.5%; 8.2%
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 54/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Archives of internal medicine) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Archives of Internal Medicine: journal h-index 462 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2007 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 481 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 205 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 9.8 citations a year over 21 year(s) since 2007 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 9.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 26 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Douglas P. Kiel: h-index 132 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 5 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 17923597) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 54 / 100 | — |
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