With more than 900 beds, the medical center in Chapel Hill comprises N.C. Memorial Hospital, N.C. Childrenâs Hospital, N.C. Neurosciences Hospital and N.C. Womenâs Hospital. N.C. Memorial: First opened in 1952, N.C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill is a public academic medical center operated by and for the people of North Carolina in partnership with the UNC School of Medicine.
Osteoporosis is a condition that has virtually no symptoms until severe bone damage has already occurred. Once the bones have been weakened by bone density loss, symptoms may include: 1  Back pain.2  Loss of height over time with stooped posture. 3  Fractures of the vertebrae, wrists, hips or other bones.ithout treatment, a person with osteoporosis is likely to have fractures, most often in the spine or hips (which support the body's weight) or in the wrists from bracing against a fall. Fractures of the spine can happen even without a fall or an injury. The bones of the spine become so weak that they start to compress.
Hip Fractures & Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes loss of bone mass; the composition of the bone is normal, but it is thinner than in normal individuals. With thinner, weaker bones, patients with osteoporosis are at much greater risk for developing a hip fracture from accidents such as falls.