Fosamax is prescribed to treat and prevent osteoporosis, which is a condition in which bone density begins to decrease and bones become increasingly fragile. In serious cases of osteoporosis, bones can fracture with little or no trauma. However, the manufacturers also released a warning to doctors in 1996 indicating the seriousness of side effects caused by Fosamax, specifically the esophageal complications it caused.

Explanation and Causes: A hip fracture is a fracture on the upper part of the femur that leads into the pelvic bone. Two parts of the femur can break to constitute a hip fracture. One can happen in the neck of the femur just below the rounded head of the bone that sits in the [...]