1. Incidence rates for the three common osteoporotic fractures
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Postgraduate Centre Series

2. Osteovision
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3. % of US Caucasian women in WHO categories
Bone density losses with aging
Osteovision
% of US Caucasian women in WHO categories
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4. Bone density at different age groups.
Age 25 
Age 50 
Age 65 
Age 80 
Normal 
84%
66%
40%
10%
Osteopenia 
14%
32%
36%
Osteoporosis  1%
13%
27%
Established osteoporosis  7%
Osteovision
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5. Magnitude of the Problem
How many suffer from
osteoporosis?
GEC/PA
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6. Prevalence in the United States
40% n
10 million women have osteoporosis 1
18 million women are at risk of developing the disease
-50% of women aged 50 years or older
will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture within their lifetime
2,3 1
National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Osteoporos Int
. 1998;8:SJ
-588. 2
Chrischilles EA, et al.
Arch Intern
Med. 1991;151:2026 -
2032. 3
Melton LJ, et al. J Bone Miner Res. 1992;7(9):
GEC/PA
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7. States with the Greatest Number of Men and Women with Osteoporosis
California
Florida
New York
Texas
Pennsylvania
1997 NOF State-by-State report
GEC/PA
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8. Pennsylvanians over age 50c
Osteoporosis affects
over half a million
Pennsylvanians over age 50c
1997 NOF State-by-State report
GEC/PA
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9. Hip Fracture Risk of a Woman Suffering a During Her Lifetime
1 out of 6 Women
will have
a Hip Fracture
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10. The Risk of a Woman Suffering a
Hip Fracture
During Her Lifetime …
… is equal to the
Combined Risk
of getting
Breast,
Uterine &
Ovarian Cancer
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11. 1.5 Million Fractures Per Year
Incidence of fracture in the U.S.
1.5 Million Fractures Per Year
Most Common:
Spine
Hip
Wrist (Colles’)
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12. Complete Recovery One Year After Hip Fracture
48.5%
51.5%
60.0%
40.0%
Recovered Not Recovered
Walking
Physical ADL’s
Magaziner et al. J Geront 1990; 45: M101-7