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per patient-year) were seen in patients completing the study. This is considerably lower than the fracture rate of the cohort before such treatment (67 vertebral fractures, corresponding to 0-335 per patient-year). Clinical symptoms of osteoporosis also improved, were able to demonstrate a correlation between treatment response (difference in bone mineral density) and the level of ionised calcium in serum at the start of therapy (r=0-8077;

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proprioceptive systems, all of which can be affected by nutritional deficiencies.3-S Moreover, protective mechanisms such as reaction time, movement coordination, and muscle strength may decrease the force required to fracture an osteoporotic hip.6 Our results suggest that a nutritional approach to the prevention of hip fracture and falls in the elderly must take into account not only calcium intake but also the overall energy intake. and

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