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What is Osteoporosis and How Does it Affect Your Bone Health?

Dr. Kam Shojania, MD FRCPC, Rheumatologist, discusses What is Osteoporosis and how does it affect your Bone Health?

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Dr. Kam Shojania, MD FRCPC, Rheumatologist, discusses What is Osteoporosis and how does it affect your Bone Health?
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Featuring Dr. Kam Shojania, MD FRCPC, Rheumatologist

Presenter: Dr. Kam Shojania, Rheumatologist, Vancouver, BC

Local Practitioners: Rheumatologist

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Test your knowledge by answering the following questions: ( 12 participated.)

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A person who gets a bone fracture have a 40% chance of having another bone fracture at some point in the future. This is one reason it is so important to focus on the prevention of bone fractures.

2

Bone fractures can cause morbidity as well as mortality.  For example, a woman who gets a hip fracture has a 23% chance of dying in the following 2 years.

3

Patients with Osteoporosis need to focus more on muscle strength and posture rather than preventing bone fractures.

4

A patient who is high risk for bone fractures have a greater than 20% risk of getting a fracture.

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In a patient that has osteoporosis, the risks of bone fracture are much higher than any risks associated with taking osteoporosis related medications.

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