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- What is osteoporosis?
- Symptoms of osteoporosis
- Causes of osteoporosis
- Prevention of osteoporosis
- Risk factors for osteoporosis
- Complications of osteoporosis
- When to see a doctor about osteoporosis
- Diagnosis of osteoporosis
- Conventional treatment of osteoporosis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of osteoporosis
- Living with osteoporosis
- Caring for someone with osteoporosis
There are some major and very serious complications of osteoporosis:
- Broken (or fractured) bones - this is the most fundamental complication of osteoporosis. A simple fall can cause a severe breakage of bone tissue, which may not be able to be repaired properly due to the brittleness, softness and weakness of the bones. Almost all falls in older people which result in bone breakage is due to osteoporosis. As many as ten to twenty percent of all cases of hip fractures results in death of the patient
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- Immobility - a fall that causes a serious fracture to the hip or pelvis can result in long term stays in hospital or at home with care and an inability to move. Many people with hip fractures cannot have hip replacement surgery, either due to the low bone mass and weakness of the bones, making it impossible to correct the bone breakage through surgical intervention or from other factors relating to the older age of the patient precluding them from surgery
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< 5: risk factors 7: when to see a doctor > Last reviewed: 17 September 2007 || Last updated: 18 February 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
