As per a study report presented by a group of British researchers, suffering a fracture in one’s younger days has the potential to drastically increase that person’s chances of having osteoporosis later in life.
The lead study researcher, Cyrus Cooper, professor of rheumatology at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, at the University of Southampton's Faculty of Medicine, explained in a press statement, “Our study shows that the effects of fractures result in significant reductions in quality of life that are as lasting and as disabling as other chronic conditions.
"As important, the greater the number of fractures, the greater the disability. More needs to be done to identify and treat individuals at the highest risk of fractures.”
