Osteoporosis fractures: why once is enough
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20-Oct-2016
October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day - a chance to raise awareness of a condition that can cause significant pain and reduce people’s quality of life.
Like other chronic diseases, such as hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, osteoporosis is typically asymptomatic until a fracture occurs - thus it’s often called a "silent disease".
However, from that moment on, the impact of the fracture is felt: broken bones can result in severe pain, significant disability and even mortality.
It is estimated that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporotic fracture and once that happens the risk of further fractures increase.
Consider the statistics:
Unfortunately, as documented by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, many “hospitals and clinics fail to "capture" that first fracture - leaving patients open to a future of suffering and debility”.
The World Osteoporosis Day campaign calls on people to be proactive and fight this silent disease. You need to take action and protect your bones!
Like other chronic diseases, such as hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, osteoporosis is typically asymptomatic until a fracture occurs - thus it’s often called a "silent disease".
However, from that moment on, the impact of the fracture is felt: broken bones can result in severe pain, significant disability and even mortality.
It is estimated that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporotic fracture and once that happens the risk of further fractures increase.
Consider the statistics:
- After a fragility fracture, an osteoporosis patient is 5 times more likely to suffer another fracture within a year.
- After a fragility fracture, nearly 1 in 4 women will experience another within 5 years.
- Nearly half of all hip fracture patients suffered a prior fragility fracture.
Unfortunately, as documented by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, many “hospitals and clinics fail to "capture" that first fracture - leaving patients open to a future of suffering and debility”.
The World Osteoporosis Day campaign calls on people to be proactive and fight this silent disease. You need to take action and protect your bones!
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It was interesting to learn about some of these statistics. I found it interesting that almost half of the hip fractures happen in people who have already suffered a fracture there before.