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Arthritis is the most common cause of disability, with half of all U.S. adults age 65 and over suffering from the disease.
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Two-thirds of arthritis sufferers are actually under the age of 65.
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Osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans, with an estimated 19 million more currently at risk.
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One in two women, and one in four men, age 50 years and older, will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture.
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Twenty percent of hip fracture patients, over age 50, will die within one year of the injury.