When it comes to hip fractures, the most dangerous place for elderly Americans, it turns out, is their homes; nearly 60% of these dangerous spills will occur in or around the patient's domicile.

说到髋部骨折，对美国老年人来说，最危险的地方原来是他们的家；近60%的摔倒危险会发生在患者住所内或周围。

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But an estimated 329, 000 hip fractures occur annually in the United States.

但是据估计，在美国每年会有329000例的股骨折病例。

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After three years, these women showed a much lower rate of hip fractures than is average for their age.

三年之后，这些妇女髋关节骨折的发生率低于同龄人的平均水平。

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There were around 1.6m hip fractures in the US and EU in 2010.

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