A prior fracture as early as your 20’s almost doubles your risk of a secondary fracture. A fracture is any break in the continuity of the bone – whether it is cracked, splintered, or shattered and separated.
Believe it or not, a large number of people have suffered what is called a fragility fracture - any broken bone that’s caused by a fall from a standing height or less. Fragility fractures are common, affecting almost one in two older women and one in three older men. Every fragility fracture signals increased risk of future fractures as well as risk of premature mortality.
