Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and if not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks

Osteoporosis is common

There are more than 100,000 osteoporosis related fractures in the UK each year. This condition can be prevented by diagnosise and effective treatment. The bones in our skeleton are made of a thick outer shell and a strong inner mesh filled with collagen (protein), calcium salts and other minerals. The bone structure is lattice-like. Osteoporosis occurs when the spokes of the lattice thin and break. Osteoporosis usually affects the whole skeleton but it most commonly causes fractures to bone in the wrist, spine and hip

Strong, dense bone

Fragile, osteoporotic bone

1 in 3 women and 1 in 12 men in the UK will have osteoporosis over the age of 50

Every 3 minutes someone has a fracture due to osteoporosis

An estimated 3 million people in the UK suffer from osteoporosis

Each year the numbers of people with osteoporosis include over 70,000 hip fractures, 50,000 wrist fractures, 40,000 spinal fractures

Osteoporosis costs the NHS and government over £1.7 billion each year, that is £5 million each day!

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