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61 years old, very healthy and active, past competitive runner

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Dec 13 9:39am | Replies (21)
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@shamrock24 I have been told that fractures make my DEXA look better than it really is for the vertebrae I fractures. Is that why your left femur neck looks good?

I am most nervous about fracturing my femur neck. Did you require surgery?

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shamrock24 | @shamrock24 | Oct 30 2:36pm

I’m not sure, but my thoughts were that it had healed well in college! I also was fitted for orthotics after the fracture because I had had an avulsion of the hamstring ( right one) in high school. I thought they were structural issues, not bone. The stress fracture of the neck of the femur was not painful at all, but my gait (walking) was awful until they put me on crutches. No surgery, but they told me if it happened again I would need surgery.

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