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Spinal fractures — like any bone fracture — can affect anyone. This is especially true for fractures caused by traumas like falls and car accidents. Women, people assigned female at birth and adults older than 50 are more likely to experience spinal fractures.
May 21, 2012 · Only 6.4% of patients who had a classic femur fracture were on the drugs. Bisphosphonates have also been implicated in a rare, but very serious bone disease of the jaw (called osteonecrosis) in women who undergo dental procedures involving the jaw while taking these drugs.
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Dec 8, 2021 · Under the age of 35, men are more likely to experience a pelvic fracture, while over the age of 35, women are more likely to experience a pelvic fracture. How common are pelvic fractures? Pelvic fractures aren’t very common.
Dec 21, 2020 · The mean age at fracture was 57.9 years (range 16‒105 years) and 64.5% of the fractures occurred in women. The five most common fractures accounted for more than 50% of all fractures: distal radius, proximal femur, ankle, proximal humerus, and metacarpal fractures.
- Camilla Bergh, Camilla Bergh, David Wennergren, David Wennergren, Michael Möller, Michael Möller, He...
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0244291
- 2020
- PLoS One. 2020; 15(12): e0244291.
Learn how osteoporosis increases your likelihood of bone fractures, why postmenopausal women have a higher incidence of fractures, and how to reduce your risk.
Nov 10, 2023 · A fracture is a break in the continuity of a bone. There are many different types of fractures. We examine the facts about fractures in this article.
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Dec 1, 2009 · Among postmenopausal women, as many as half of all fractures occur in those whose T-scores don't meet the criteria for full-blown osteoporosis. Moreover, women with the same T-scores don't necessarily have the same fracture risk.
