Every Other Woman Over 50 Will Fracture Without Treatment

50% of women over age 50 will suffer a fracture due to Clinical Osteoporosis.  More than 3/4 of them will have a DXA score of “osteopenia”.  DXA is not the whole story.

This is a graphic of those lucky women who will not fracture (O), and those women who will suffer a fracture (X) without treatment for their bone health:

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That is scary!  We can prevent over 2/3 of those fractures with treatment.  Get a Complete Bone Health Evaluation to know your Fracture Risk.

Then Take Action to Prevent Fractures!

Jay Ginther, MD

Categorised in: Fracture, Osteoporosis