Femoral neck - Rick & Cary

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Rick and Cary, I believe it's the femoral neck that's in question here.

It's commonly affected by prednisone. Here's an illustration:

http://www.orthoctr.com/doc6-p6.html

The leg bone's connected to the hip bone ... you know the song!

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

RE: [ ] Osteoporosis needs aggressive screening and

treatment

> I was given a bone density test because of the long term steroid

> (prednisone) therapy for my lungs. It came back positive for

osteopenia

> in the hips and osterporosis in the tibia? Neck??. Something like

that,

> I'd have to look again to be sure but I know it was something neck.

That

> was about 3 months ago.

>

> Rick