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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ranjana Srivastava

Are your bones brittle? If they were, how would you know? (To men: this goes for you too)

A bone density scan of a hip
‘We have effective ways to prevent many future fractures and help people age well,’ Ranjana Srivastava writes. Photograph: Voisin/Phanie/Rex

“Doctor, how could I get a fracture from sliding on the floor?”

My 60-year-old patient is impatient to recover from a pelvic fracture.

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