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Deborah, a 75-year-old woman, stumbled slightly while walking, then felt a terrible pain in her left hip. at the hospital, x-ray images revealed that the hip was broken. also, the compact bone and spongy bone throughout her spine were very thin. what was her probable condition?

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Deborah, a 75-year-old woman, stumbled slightly while walking, then felt a terrible pain in her left hip. at the hospital, x-ray images revealed that the hip was broken. also, the compact bone and spongy bone throughout her spine were very thin. what was her probable condition?

- Osteoporosis

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