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Osteoporosis - Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment (Hardcover, New)
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Osteoporosis - Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment (Hardcover, New)
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Osteoporosis is a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk
of fracture. In osteoporosis the bone mineral density (BMD) is
reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and
variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is altered.
Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in
women as a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak
bone mass (20-year-old healthy female average) as measured by DXA;
the term "established osteoporosis" includes the presence of a
fragility fracture.[1] Osteoporosis is most common in women after
menopause, when it is called postmenopausal osteoporosis, but may
also develop in men, and may occur in anyone in the presence of
particular hormonal disorders and other chronic diseases or as a
result of medications, specifically glucocorticoids, when the
disease is called steroid- or glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
(SIOP or GIOP). Given its influence on the risk of fragility
fracture, osteoporosis may significantly affect life expectancy and
quality of life. This book presents the latest research results in
the field.
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