Do all patients with osteoporosis experience bone fractures?

Do all patients with osteoporosis experience bone fractures?

Frederick Singer (Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute ) gives expert video advice on: How can I avoid bone fractures if I have osteoporosis? and more...

Fractures are a relatively late complication of osteoporosis. That's very good, of course. In the worst-affected individuals, fractures could develop simply from stepping off the kerb, but this is very unusual. Most hip fracture patients fall down and don't have a spontaneous fracture.