Originally Posted by
villandra
I'm 62, and trying to determine at what level of hip bone density breaking a hip from a hard fall from a bicycle, say a catastrophic fall or fall on ice, becomes a greater than normal risk.
I got a bone density scan, but apparently predicting your risk for breaking bones isn't its purpose!
It depends.
No really. That's the right answer.
BTW - the most common cycling-related break is the collarbone, and that can happen to people of any age.