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ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, is primarily thought of as a disease affecting older women. And yet, up to one in four men over age 50 will ROSEMONT, Ill.—Osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, is primarily thought of as a disease affecting older women. And yet, up to one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. Twenty-one percent of men versus 55 percent of women initiated treatment with calcium and vitamin D supplements within six months of injury, and three percent of men versus 22 percent of women started taking bisphosphonates, a common drug treatment for Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) said it initiated a large-scale U.S. clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of its Cervical-Stim bone-stimulating device in the treatment of fractures involving the odontoid process of the spine. The randomized study will track .

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