Findings in the Report Include:
- About 20 percent of senior citizens who suffer a hip fracture die within a year of fracture.
- About 20 percent of individuals with a hip fracture end up in a nursing home within a year.
- Hip fractures account for 300,000 hospitalizations each year.
- The direct care costs for osteoporotic fractures alone are already up to $18 billion each year. That number is expected to increase if action to prevent osteoporosis is not taken now.
The 2004 Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means To You, is available at no charge by calling toll free 1-866-718-BONE or visiting www.surgeongeneral.gov.
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