Hip and spine fractures are among the most common disabling injuries of the elderly. But because they are more common in women, strategies to prevent them are rarely directed at men. "We've figured out what to do with women, but men have been largely ignored," says Dr. Angela Shepherd of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. That's starting to change as more men live longer and find their lives changed for the worse after breaking a bone. Shepherd recently published a system doctors can use to identify men at risk of osteoporosis, a weakening of the bones that raises the risk of fractures.

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