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Hip Fracture: Don’t Go There.

Did you know that 1 in 3 women (and 1 in 6 men) who reach their 90th birthday will suffer a hip fracture at some point during their lifetime? And that, according to the University of Chicago Medical Center, 20% of people who fracture their hip will die within a year of the injury? And a full 75% never make a full recovery?Since 90% of hip... Read moreChevron
posted 04/21/2009, comments (0)|
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Detecting Hidden Hip Fractures

If you've sustained an injury or trauma to your hip, and have persistent pain, you need to have diagnostic testing to check for the presence of a hip fracture.  Because hip fractures are hard to diagnose with X-rays alone, further testing is necessary if patients continue to have pain.   Recently emergency rooms have seen this type of... Read moreChevron
posted 01/02/2009, comments (0)|
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Does Fosamax Cause Bone Fractures?

Reader Question: I have osteoporosis and have been taking Fosamax for the past 3 years. I was just reading in the paper this morning that this drug was shown to cause bone fractures. Isn't this medication supposed to protect me from this? Should I stop taking it? What about the other similar drugs in the same class?   I wouldn't blame... Read moreChevron
posted 08/25/2008, comments (5)|
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Male Osteoporosis

Q: I am a male in my low 70's and a male friend of mine recently broke his hip with a simple fall in his house. He was told that it happened because his bones were very thin. How is this possible? I thought this only happens to women.   Unfortunately, this is a common misconception. In reality, 30% of all hip fractures occur in men. If... Read moreChevron
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