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Osteoporosis Fracture
These symptoms of vertebral collapse ( “compression fracture”) is a sudden back pain, pain often associated with radiculopathic (shooting pain due to nerve root compression), few spinal cord compression or cauda equina syndrome. Multiple vertebral fractures lead to stooped posture, loss of height, chronic pain, thus reducing the mobility.
Fractures of long bones of acute damage to mobility, may need surgery. Hip fractures, in particular, usually require immediate surgery, because there are serious risks and hip fractures, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, death rate.
Fracture risk assessment of fracture risk calculator based on several criteria, including bone mineral density, age, smoking, alcohol use, weight and gender. Approved calculators include FRAX and Dubbo.