ABSTRACT
The main consequence of osteoporosis is the increased tendency to fracture with minor trauma and the subsequent loss of function and quality of life. Colles’ fracture affects 15% of women and vertebral fractures up to 20% (although many are asymptomatic). Hip fracture affects one in four of women who live to 85 years, a quarter of whom die within 12 months and more than half remain disabled.1
