73 ye old female sustained left hip fracture. She underwent left hip replacement. She was recovering well but had trivial fall at 3 weeks again. She again had wrist fracture, managed with plaster. At 3 months she is doing well.
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Osteoporosis is very common in Elderly people. People above 60 should do BMD DEXA scan every 2 years to check their Bone mineralisation.
Treating osteoporosis helps reducing such fractures