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PJ Hamel

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posted 04/21/2009, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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Pam Flores

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posted 01/02/2009, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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Neil Gonter, MD

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (3)

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 more Chevron

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Neil Gonter, MD

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posted 11/09/2007, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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