Osteoporosis and its management

Fractures caused by osteoporosis affect one in two women and one in five men over the age of 50. In recent years considerable advances have been made both in the identification of people at high risk of fracture and in therapeutic options to reduce the risk of fracture. This review focuses on these...

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Published in:BMJ 2006-12, Vol.333 (7581), p.1251-1256
Main Authors: Poole, Kenneth E S, Compston, Juliet E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Bone density
Bones
Clinical Review
Diagnosis
Disease management
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Fractures
General aspects
Hip fractures
Humans
Male
Mass
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Men
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - etiology
Osteoporosis - therapy
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Osteoporotic fractures
Pathology
Patient Selection
Postmenopausal osteoporosis
Postmenopause
Prevention
Risk Factors
Spinal fractures
Treatment
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Summary:Fractures caused by osteoporosis affect one in two women and one in five men over the age of 50. In recent years considerable advances have been made both in the identification of people at high risk of fracture and in therapeutic options to reduce the risk of fracture. This review focuses on these areas and also on the partnership that is required between primary and secondary care to optimise the management of patients with osteoporosis.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.39050.597350.47