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Healing Broken Bones Osteoporosis
Most Broken bones in osteoporosis case is a broken bone in the vertebrae (spine), femoral neck bone, and bone bracelet (broken bone Colles). The frequency of femoral neck fractures is 20% of the total number of osteoporosis fractures.
Of all the broken bones of osteoporosis, the most giving problems in the field of morbidity, mortality, expense and quality of life is sosisoekonomik fractures of femoral neck so that when not taken action to address osteoporosis in 2050 estimated the number of femoral neck fractures worldwide will reach 6, 26 million and more than half are in Asia.
Fractures due to osteoporosis should be treated. Hip fractures are usually treated with surgery. Wrist fractures are usually repaired with a cast or surgery. This operation is performed by orthopedic specialist (MDs). After surgery, patients had to undergo physiotherapy to restore the ability of bone had been broken.
Cost management of osteoporosis fractures in the UK recorded 942 million pounds per year and tends to increase. In America, the management of osteoporosis fractures is estimated at 10-15 billion dollars per year. Unfortunately, no one has studied how the amount of medical expenses incurred in Indonesia.
The treatment of osteoporosis fractures require a very large cost, so should try to prevent fractures do not occur in people with osteoporosis.
There are two kinds of fracture prevention of osteoporosis that is by non-pharmacological and how faramakologis. Non-pharmacological ways without drugs or by improving and enhancing the quality of intake of nutrients which the attention of calcium, vitamin D for life. Tai-Chi exercise proved useful to improve the balance of the body of patients with osteoporosis.
For the elderly, it is important to prevent falls in the home / home environment because nearly all patients with fractures in the house. Try to keep the factors that can lead to falls eliminated as slippery floors, loose rugs, stairs circumstances, sedative medication (made sleepy).
How to pharmacologic use of drugs which are most frequently used drug classes in combination with bisphosphonates intake of calcium and vitamin D. Other drugs such as hormone replacement therapy, calcitonin and parathyroid hormone and SERM.