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Use reading 4.2 - and your own research to answer this question. a. Describe the

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Use reading 4.2 - and your own research to answer this question. a. Describe the changes seen in bone structure as bone progresses from 'normal' to 'osteoporotic'. b. Osteoporosis increases the risk of fractures. What parts of the body are most affected? c. At what age does bone mass peak? d. What is the lifetime risk of fracture, above the age of 50, for both Australian men and women? e. What behavioral risk factors can increase the risk of osteoporotic fractures? f. How is the most common fracture type treated? g. The graph below shows the relationship between osteoporotic fractures and mortality for women. Describe this relationship.

Explanation / Answer

a)Around the world,1in3 women and 1in5 men are at risk of an osteoporotic.In fact,an osteoporotic fracture is estimated to occur every 3 seconds.The most common fracture associated with osteoporosis occur at the hip,spine,increase with age in boyh women and men.

b)particular concern are vertebral (spinal)and hip fractures.

c) bone mass peak age is 85 or greater

d)mostly women are facing bone farture at theage of 50 above 93%of womens facing problem compare to mens

e)fractures in older people are important medical problems. knowledge of rick frctores is essential for successful preventive mesures,but when frature sites of diverse etiologyare combined.

f)the most common treat fratures clavicle,wrist,hip,ankle,lower extremity stress frature

g)Osteoporosis is global problem with an expected increase in fracture prevalence and public health burden as the world s population ages.although excess mortality is well described in those with low bone mineral density as well asthose with recent hip and vertebral fractures.