Osteoporosis: preventing falls
About 1 in 20 falls at home results in a bone fracture and of these, one in five is a hip fracture. Hip fractures have a high mortality rate; some 10 per cent of patients are dead within a month. In addition many older people lose their ... [... more]
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Vivian French
High above the mountain village of Fracture, trouble is brewing. The sorceress Lady Lamorna wants a skull-studded gown of deep black velvet, but her treasure chest is empty... When a mother brings her daughter to a pond to collect some frog ... [... more]
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Ross Collins
High above the mountain village of Fracture, trouble is brewing. The sorceress Lady Lamorna wants a skull-studded gown of deep black velvet, but her treasure chest is empty... Written by Vivian French, Illustrated by Ross Collins The First Tale ... [... more]
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is where the amount of bone tissue in the body is below what is normal for a person, taking into account their sex and age. Put simply, osteoporosis causes weaker bones, increasing the likelihood of a fracture. Osteoporosis on its ... [... more]
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Osteoporosis: preventing falls
About 1 in 20 falls at home results in a bone fracture and of these, one in five is a hip fracture. Hip fractures have a high mortality rate; some 10 per cent of patients are dead within a month. In addition many older people lose their ... [... more]
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Broken bones
A broken or cracked bone is known as a fracture. Fractures can affect any bone in the body. Bones can fracture in a number of different ways. A fracture may be a straight break across the bone (transverse fracture), slanting (oblique fracture) or ... [... more]
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Bone cyst
A bone cyst is a benign (non cancerous), fluid-filled cavity in the bone, which weakens the bone and makes it more likely to fracture (break). It can occur in both children and adults. The most common type of bone cyst is the simple (unicameral) ... [... more]
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Paget's disease
Paget's disease of bone is a chronic (long-term) condition that affects bone growth, causing bones to expand and become deformed. The deformed bones then become weaker and are more likely to fracture (break). The areas of the body affected most ... [... more]
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