Assertion: osteoporosis's fracture | /r/CreatedBy | osteoporosis
Facets:
value: in their lifetime
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: These fractures caused by osteoporosis can occur in any bones in the body, such as the hips, legs, arms or wrists, but the most common site (almost twice as common as any other) is the vertebrae of the spine.
text: Bisphosphonates are available on the PBS for people who have already had a fracture caused by osteoporosis, in order to prevent further fractures.
text: Denosumab is available on the PBS for people who have already had a fracture caused by osteoporosis, in order to prevent further fractures
text: However, some studies indicate that fractures – especially hip fractures – caused by osteoporosis can contribute to a shortened life expectancy.
text: People who have suffered a first fracture caused by osteoporosis are at significantly higher risk of suffering second and subsequent fractures, as compared to people who have not suffered fractures.
text: Indeed, half of people who break their hip have suffered a previous fracture caused by osteoporosis.
text: The IOF devoted the 2012 World Osteoporosis Day report to the Capture the Fracture Campaign, which calls for all patients suffering fractures caused by osteoporosis to receive the care that they need to prevent future fractures.
text: Half of all women and one-quarter of all men over age 50 will have a fracture caused by osteoporosis in their lifetime.
text: Beyond the personal impact on millions of people around the world, fractures caused by osteoporosis represent a major and growing socioeconomic burden, causing:
text: In many countries, fractures caused by osteoporosis are responsible for more days of hospitalization among women over 45 years of age than most other diseases.
text: Health professionals will often refer to such fractures as ‘fragility fractures’, a term which has exactly the same meaning as ‘fracture caused by osteoporosis’.