Increased Rates of Hip Fractures Associated With Longer Spaceflight Durations (IMAGE)
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A study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings has found that astronauts who have been in space for more than 90 days had a higher rate of hip fractures when they returned to Earth compared to astronauts on shorter spaceflights and non-astronauts. The findings underscore the need for expanded assessment of long-term skeletal health in astronauts. This figure shows the classification of fracture counts and events. NSF = No-Spaceflight, NLD-SF = Non-Long-Duration Spaceflight, LD-SF = Long-Duration Spaceflight.
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Mayo Clinic Proceedings / Taylor et al.
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