Fractures due to osteoporosis threaten seniors’ independence
October 20, Geneva, Switzerland – Picture available at http://www.presseportal.ch/de/nr/100021616/bild – It’s invisible, and it’s dangerous. Osteoporosis, which causes bones to become weak and fragile, only reveals itself when a bone breaks. In older adults that first ‘fragility fracture’ is often a broken wrist, or sudden back pain due to undetected vertebral fractures. Sadly, the … Skaityti toliau