[areafiftyone]

Severe osteoporosis. Very common with vertebrae fractures, especially for someone in her condition for that long

I read that people with severe osteoporosis - all it takes is something minor to break their bones. Could she have developed it from not moving enough? Inactivity causes bones to become brittle I think.

[kstewskis]

I read that people with severe osteoporosis - all it takes is something minor to break their bones. Could she have developed it from not moving enough? Inactivity causes bones to become brittle I think.

Inactivity, and lack of weight bearing through the skeleton is a likely cause.

She could even do it with simple turning, or rotation through the spine, it's that brittle.

[fatnotlazy]

I read that people with severe osteoporosis - all it takes is something minor to break their bones. Could she have developed it from not moving enough? Inactivity causes bones to become brittle I think.

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For some with osteoporosis, taking a deep breath causes a rib to crack.

I don't know what caused the osteo -- might have been inactivity...more likely nutritional deficiency. If she was unable to take food by mouth, she probably didn't get enough nutrition (calcium, Vitamin D, etc. etc.)