Osteoporotic vertebral fractures may be under-reported by some radiologists, thus missing an opportunity for diagnosis and treatment and reducing the risk of future hip fractures, according to a report highlighted by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

Osteoporotic fractures can be an early...

Falls are not an inevitable part of the ageing process. However, as we age our risk of falling does increase and, as has been well documented, our population is ageing. Thus a consistently increasing number of our patients are at risk of falls. Currently a third of those over 65 years of age and a half over 80...