Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor fell in Government House last night (18) and suffered a minor fracture of her right elbow. She was admitted to the hospital this morning (19).
Falls are indeed large or small. Among them, patients with osteoporosis are prone to fractures as soon as they fall. Tomorrow (20th) is World Osteoporosis Day. The Hong Kong Family Planning Guidance Association pointed out that it will be the year after the evaluation of the Association’s "Family Care" program. 23.7% of older women have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. The association calls on older women 65 years of age or older to undergo bone density testing and encourages women with a high or extremely high risk of fracture to receive medication.
10.20 is World Osteoporosis Day
Tomorrow is World Osteoporosis Day, and this year's theme is "Join Action to Keep Bone Health".
According to the Hong Kong Family Planning Association, it will implement the "Finally Care" program from May 2017 to April 2020 to conduct clinical assessment and "Dual Energy X-ray (DXA) bone quality" for 1,800 elderly women in Hong Kong aged 65 or above. Density check".
23.7% were diagnosed with osteoporosis
The results found that 15.9% of the people had normal bone density, 33.2% had thin bone but had a low risk of fracture, 27.2% had thin bone but had a high risk of fracture, and 23.7% had been diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Their average age is 69.4 years, and 6.3% have had one or more fragility fractures after menopause. Women with low body mass indicators and fragility fractures have a higher chance of suffering from osteoporosis.
916 women who need medication are generally older and earlier menopause
According to the Family Planning Association, according to local guidelines, women who suffer from osteoporosis and who have thin bone but are at high risk of fracture should receive treatment.
In this plan, 916 women need medication. They are older, that is, 70 years of age or older, early menopause, that is, 45 years of age or before, their parents have had hip fractures, and they have suffered fragility fractures after menopause. , And the body mass index (BMI) is less than 18.5.
▼Lam Cheng Yuetne fell and fractured and stayed in the doctor for one night and was discharged from the hospital on 10.19 ▼
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor fell and left the hospital with a broken right elbow for one night and was discharged from hospital this morning.
The famous professors of the University of Hong Kong set up private clinics and are very popular for Lam Cheng’s fractures. The current government women’s senior officials have many disasters. Zheng Ruohua and Chen Zhaoshi have both fallen and injured their hand bones.
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