The diagnosis of osteoporosis centres on the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD).
Osteoporosis is defined as a BMD 2· 5 SD or more below the average value for …

Bone mass declines and the risk of fractures increases as people age, especially as women
pass through the menopause. Hip fractures, the most serious outcome of osteoporosis, are …

Abstract 9704 ambulatory women aged 65 years or older were prospectively studied to
determine whether low bone mineral density (osteopenia) was associated with mortality …

Women with low bone density in the radius or calcaneus are at increased risk of hip fracture.
To see whether bone density of the hip measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry is a better …

MANY physicians and orthopaedic surgeons prescribe drugs for their osteoporotic patients
in response to the obvious clinical problems and perhaps they, if not the patients, derive …

The aim of treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis is to reduce the frequency of vertebral
and non-vertebral fractures (especially at the hip), which are responsible for morbidity …

Hypothesis Page 1 232 Hypothesis OSTEOPOROSIS : DISEASE OR SENESCENCE ? Summary
All people lose bone from the skeleton as they age. There is little justification for continuing to …

The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD).
There are a number of clinical risk factors that provide information on fracture risk over and …

Presents an overview of osteoporosis with a particular focus on pathogenesis.
Characteristics of osteoporosis; Statistics on the incidence of osteoporosis in the United …

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