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| Patients are often most concerned about the cosmetic effects of the vertebral fractures as well as the associated pain, however, the most serious consequence of osteoporosis is hip fracture. The annual cost in the U.S. for hip fractures is approximately 10 billion dollars a year (figure 6) and this cost is estimated to increase to 40 billion dollars by year 2020, given |  |
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| Figure 6. Annual healthcare costs for common medical conditions in the U.S.A. are compared.jpeg 430 x 250 pixels 9kbs excel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 5. A dowager's hump deformity from vertebral fractures is shown. From Dieppe Textbook of Rheumatology. Click thumbnail figure to view full graphic. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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