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Are osteoporosis related fractures more dangerous for senior men or senior women? We are going to talk about the stats in this article.
Today’s study comes from the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons in March of 2017. It looks at the dangers of osteoporosis related fractures. It’s commonly thought and confirmed that females are more susceptible to osteoporosis related fractures. They looked at one million US citizens who were older in age that experienced an osteoporosis related fracture. They found that females were five times more likely to have an osteoporosis related fracture.
However, within one year of the fracture, males were 50 percent more likely to have a higher death rate from the result of the fracture.
In total, the stats were: 19 percent of the males one year after the fracture passed away, and 13 percent of the females has passed away following an osteoporosis related fracture. The thoughts for this have been spoken to in the past that fractures for elderly patients is often dangerous because of the decline in health due to inactivity.
So it is important should you know someone who has a fracture who is older in age that they should seek advice from their physician to possibly get some sort of therapy to work around the injury to remain active while recovering from the fracture.
We help people of all ages here at Back and Body in New York and will always provide a thorough examination of all patients while collaborating with one another to work out the best treatment plan for you.
If you have any questions on our treatment options in New York, please contact us, we would be happy to help you and see what we can do for you.
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Dr Shan Sivendra MD is the founder and medical director of Back and Body Medical in Midtown Manhattan. A board-certified medical doctor, certified acupuncturist, and Director of House Physicians at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Dr Sivendra has been practicing in New York since 1995.
He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine) and received the Resident Research Award for three consecutive years.
Dr Sivendra has a background spanning internal medicine, pain management, and conservative spine rehabilitation, and was licensed in both the US and the UK.
At Back and Body Medical, he leads a multidisciplinary team of chiropractors, physical therapists, and acupuncturists dedicated to helping patients recover from pain without surgery or unnecessary medication.
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