Early diagnosis crucial to prevent disability and mortality from fragility fractures

Fragility fractures result in high mortality (30% annually), severe disability, loss of independence, and significant quality-of-life deterioration in elderly populations.

Among older adults, a broken hip is rarely just a broken bone — it is often the beginning of a long unraveling, one that claims the lives of nearly one in three patients within a year. Osteoporosis, the silent architect of this crisis, leaves no warning until the damage is done, which is why physicians who see patients before the fracture hold a rare and fleeting opportunity. At a recent Spanish pain medicine conference, clinicians were reminded that the window for prevention closes quietly, often a decade before the fall that changes everything.

Early diagnosis crucial to prevent disability and mortality from fragility fractures

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