Elderly people are obviously more susceptible to broken bones, why is it specifically a broken hip bone that is such a death knell?
In: Biology
Hips don’t break easily. To break a hip as a young person, you probably need major trauma, like a car crash.
So, by the time you break a hip from a fall:
* All your other weaker bones are also trash
* Your reflexes are so slow that you can’t catch yourself during a fall
* Your body is full decay mode
* The only form of exercise that your cardiovascular system can handle is slow walking
Since you could barely walk safely before, and since hip breakages are already require long-term recovery, your odds of recovery are low.
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