While most think of the risk of fracture as being greatest for post-menopausal and elderly women, the risk of a second fracture is equal for both men and women because they aren’t treated for osteoporosis.

Any fracture, even if from a slip-and-fall incident, could be indicative of osteoporosis. And once a fracture occurs, the risk of refracture increases for both men and women.

Doctors at the Bone & Mineral Research program of The Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia, state that the majority of men and women who suffer fractures fail to get proper treatment that could prevent a subsequent fracture. The key to proper treatment lies in getting clinicians to make the link between fracture and osteoporosis.