Sharon Walton, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery About 10 million people in the U.S. have osteoporosis, a disease that slows the growth of healthy bones over time. It affects nearly 20% of women age 50 and older, and can increase the risk of a fragility fracture during or after joint replacement surgery – with falling being the most common […]

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