Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Osteoporotic bone fractures are a significant public health problem resulting in substantial morbidity and for those who suffer a hip fracture, a significant one-year mortality. Bone densitometry provides an important measure of fracture risk and the newer techniques are useful in the management of...

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Published in:Annual review of medicine 1993, Vol.44 (1), p.265-277
Main Authors: Mitlak, B H, Nussbaum, S R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bone and Bones - metabolism
Bone Density
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Humans
Medical sciences
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Osteoporosis - metabolism
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
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Summary:Osteoporotic bone fractures are a significant public health problem resulting in substantial morbidity and for those who suffer a hip fracture, a significant one-year mortality. Bone densitometry provides an important measure of fracture risk and the newer techniques are useful in the management of individuals with osteoporosis. Estrogen administration will preserve bone mass in postmenopausal women, and the optimal intake of calcium and vitamin D is being evaluated. Newer agents such as calcitonin and bisphosphonates may provide potent therapies for preventing bone loss. This review focuses on bone densitometry as a diagnostic tool and on the use of therapeutic agents for osteoporosis.
ISSN:0066-4219
1545-326X
DOI:10.1146/annurev.me.44.020193.001405