Jan. 31, 2017— The mortality rate in the United States for patients
over 50 due to an osteoporosis related hip fracture is 25 percent. One
out of two women and one out of four men will sustain a fracture due to
osteoporosis during their lifetime, but you don’t have to be that
one. The newest Health Chat Webinar, presented by
J. Melvin Deese, M.D., board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic
Surgery, and medical director of the Southeast Georgia Health System Orthopaedic
& Spine Center, will feature “Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention.”
“Most people don’t even know they have osteoporosis until they
break a bone,” says Deese. “We are working to educate the
community about this silent disease and how to prevent fractures.”
Deese is a native of Columbus, Ga., and graduate of the University of Georgia.
He received his orthopaedic residency training at Tulane University School
of Medicine in New Orleans, La. Throughout his medical school and orthopaedic
residency, Deese worked and trained with some of the most notable sports
medicine specialists in the world. He is a charter member of the American
Sports Medicine Fellowship Society where he served on the Board of Directors,
and he is a member of the Hughston Sports Medicine Society.
Watching the Health System’s Health Chat Webinars is an easy, convenient
alternative to attending in-person lectures. Health Chat Webinars allow
anyone interested in improving their health or expanding their knowledge
of health care to participate from a computer, smart phone or mobile device
at a time of their choice. Future Health Chat Webinar topics will include
advance directives, joint replacement procedures and more. To watch Deese’s
webinar, “Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention,” or to receive
notifications about future Health Chat Webinars, visit
sghs.org/online-health-education.