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What Are The Types Of Fractures Dealing With Osteoporosis?
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Bone density loss from osteoporosis is a major cause of disability and death in the elderly, mostly due to subsequent fractures. The lifetime risk of spinal fracture in women is about one in three, and for hip fracture is one in six. Women at highest risk for fractures are those with low bone density plus a history of fractures, particularly low-trauma fractures.
Osteoporosis causes more than 1.5 million fractures annually....
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