Grandad’s hip fracture a risk factor for Osteoporosis
Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy based on a study of over 1,000 young adults in Gothenburg, which identified those factors increasing the risk of bone fragility in men.Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy