 One in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their remaining lifetime.
Osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually, including: · over 300,000 hip fractures; and approximately
· 700,000 vertebral fractures
· 250,000 wrist fractures; and
· 300,000 fractures at other sites Hip fracture risk is increasing most rapidly among Hispanic women. Women with a hip fracture are at a four-fold greater risk of a second one, and the risk factors are similar to those for the first hip fracture. Osteoporotic fractures lower a patient’s quality of life. The most typical sites of fractures related to osteoporosis are the hip, spine, wrist and ribs, although the disease can affect any bone in the body. The rate of hip fractures is two to three times higher in women than men; however, the one year mortality following a hip fracture is nearly twice as high for men as for women. A woman's risk of hip fracture is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine and ovarian cancer. | 
