Musculoskeletal

Osteoporosis is a significant health burden worldwide and associated with pain and decreased physical, social, and mental well-being. The affected person experiences prolonged immobilisation and limited daily activities, which deteriorates the quality of life. At the economic level, fractures due to osteoporosis require various healthcare resources and expenditure on treatment, hospitalisation and postoperative complications. Besides all these, it also demands long-term care for fracture treatment and follow-ups. Osteoporosis is related to the high morbidity and mortality of hip fractures. The incidence of hip fractures increases exponentially with age but in recent t...