11.   A quarter-million Americans suffer hip fractures each year, the overwhelming majority of them postmenopausal women.

12.   After all, obesity increases the risk of heart disease, and this kills more women than hip fractures.

13.   Alan Cross and Dan Lewis, who are small-animal veterinarians, have used the funding to test treatments of hip fractures on greyhounds.

14.   Already without leading rusher Eric Hickson, who did not play yesterday because of an ankle injury, the Wildcats lost backup Marlon Charles to a possible hip fracture.

15.   But a catastrophic hip fracture is only one of the medical consequences.

16.   Despite advances in hip-replacement surgery, fewer than half the people with hip fractures fully recover.

17.   Dr. Harris and her colleagues hope that many hip fractures can be prevented if women become aware that significant weight loss after menopause is a risk factor.

18.   Fifty percent of all older adults hospitalized for hip fracture cannot return home or live independently after the fracture.

19.   Having strong bones may not be enough to protect against hip fracture in older women who have other characteristics that increase their risk of breaking a hip.

20.   He said several epidemiological studies also suggested that higher than normal levels of fluoride might increase risks of hip fracture.