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Fast Facts:
- Broken bones, called fractures, are most likely to occur in the hip, spine or wrist. Possible causes include hormonal imbalances, pregnancy, metabolic diseases, cancer, or Osteoporosis.
- Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder in which bones become fragile and are more likely to break.
- One in four men and one in two women over age 50 will experience an osteoporotic bone fracture.
- Every year, there are 1.5 million new fractures in people who have soft bone caused by osteoporosis. Of these, 700,000 people annually sustain spine fractures, 300,000 hip fractures, 250,000 wrist fractures and 250,000 fractures of other bones, all as a result of osteoporosis.
