Episode 6: Fractures and Fragility | Understanding Bone Strength

In this episode, we cover:

• What defines a fragility fracture and how fracture risk changes with age
  

• The most common osteoporotic fractures and why they matter
  

• How vertebral fractures present clinically—and why they’re often missed
  

• The short- and long-term consequences of hip fractures
  

• Why obtaining a thorough fracture history is critical
  

• How fracture context matters: traumatic vs minimal-trauma fractures
  

• How to think about fractures of the toes and feet in risk assessment

Host: Srividya Kidambi, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Molecular Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin

Guest: Julia Shariff, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology & Molecular Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin

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