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A fracture is a partial or total disruption of a bone. It is due to a fall, shock or violent contraction of a muscle. There are two types: closed, in which the bone is broken and the skin is intact, and those in which the wound is open and the fractured bone moves outward. Have [...]

Fractures are full or partial breakage of bones whose origin may be a fall, strong strokes, osteoporosis and, sometimes, violent contraction of a muscle. There are two types: closed, in which the bone is broken and the skin is intact, and those in which the wound is open and the fractured bone moves outward. Sometimes [...]

The loss of calcium and bone mineral is responsible for fractures in elderly people and even his death. A novel therapy offers protection against this growing problem, with the annual application of medication in serum. Much has been spoken of osteoporosis and the dire consequences that brings people from the elderly, mostly female. Today, medical [...]

Senile Osteoporosis Senile means that this disease only occurs in the elderly: senile osteoporosis usually occurs in people over age 70 years and twice as many women as men. Women usually have well-senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis. In senile osteoporosis, long time no noticeable symptoms found, the disease is often not discovered until a fracture (eg [...]