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Currently one of the most serious problems for the National Health Service is the very high demand for orthopaedic beds from post-menopausal women suffering from osteoporosis, a decrease in bone density and mass. Osteoporotic weakening of the bone leads to fractures of either the hip, wrist or spine in 25% of the female population.