Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" -- the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women -- may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news162139052.html">Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" -- the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women -- may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.</p>