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Is there an orthopedic surgeon who knows how to fix a cracked hip in a person with osteoporosis?
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Tes: Check your local orthopedic surgern, if you tell the state you live i could find one fro you.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Most: Hip fracture repairs are one of the most common procedures that adult orthopedists perform in the community. Most adult orthopedists are facile with it.
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