"The important thing is if a patient needs treatment for osteoporosis, they should get it, because the risk of mortality from a hip fracture is high, " she says.
Osteoporosis, which is responsible for more than two million fractures year, affects nearly 10 million people in the US (8 million women, 2 million men) Hip fractures are often the most serious concern of those with osteoporosis.
In osteoporosisthe RANK ligand protein is all too effective in producing the breakdown effect, resulting in debilitating hip fractures in postmenopausal women and others.