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Osteoporosis
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from... [more]
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from vertebral collapse.
Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a new study. The first step must be a more active role by orthopedic surgeons in osteoporosis disease management, researchers say.
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