Older adults might be more inclined to use walkers and canes if they understood the relation between falls and premature death, according to one bone specialist.
www.medscape.com
Not just hip fracture in women over 70, but ANY FRACTURE (other than fingers and toes) in a YOUNGER COHORT (average 63) DOUBLES MORTALITY risk in both MEN & WOMEN.
How can you mitigate this risk of dying? Screen for and treat Osteoporosis. Prevent falls. The devil is in the details. See your doctor for details.
By Matt Silver…
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Anti-Sclerostin monoclonals, Romosozumab and Blosozumab, are the bone formers to watch in 2016.