- In 2005 around 2,570 new cases of bone and joint cancer were diagnosed, with osteosarcoma being 50% more common in males than in females
- Osteoporosis affects around 25 million Americans per year, 80% of whom are women
- Every 3 minutes someone in the UK has a fracture due to osteoporosis 1 in 2 women and 1 in 8 men over 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime
- Ankylosing Spondylitis affects around 129 out of every 100,000 people in the US alone
- More than 43 million people have some form of arthritis
- Musculoskeletal conditions account for approx 102 million healthcare visits each year
- Degenerative joint disease affects 80% of people over the age of 60
- Carpel tunnel syndrome is more common in women than in men and affects up to 10% of the population
- Osteomyelitis affects around 2 out of every 10,000 people.
