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CULTUREThe Oregonian·6h ago

She survived one spinal fracture — now she's weighing 2 very different drug options to prevent another

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A patient who survived a spinal fracture is evaluating two different medication options to prevent future bone breaks, which carry a 10% to 20% risk within a year.

Without treatment, a patient with a prior vertebral fracture faces a 10% to 20% risk of breaking another bone within a year.

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