In a retrospective study of patients with hip fractures, less than 15% of subjects were diagnosed and less than 13% were treated with medications for osteoporosis, including calcium and vitamin D. Yet vitamin D insufficiency is present in up to 96% of hip fracture patients. Fracture patients require evaluation of secondary causes and treatment of osteoporosis to help prevent subsequent fractures. Calcium is important for preventing osteoporosis and bone disease, as it’s a major building-block of bone tissue.