X-ray image showing a fragility hip fracture / Source: Wikimedia Commons and Booyabazooka
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If you think an orthopedic surgeon’s job ends with a shiny new hip and a clean suture line, think again. A new study out of Crete is turning that assumption on its head—and tossing a much-needed bone to long-neglected osteoporosis care.

Published June 30, 2025, in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, the study delivers a provocative message: orthopedic surgeons aren’t just bone fixers—they can be bone savers, too.


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