20 Oct 2006
1. Epidemiology and aetiology Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder ...
concerns about osteoporosis (owing to maternal history or other risk factors) can have their bone mineral ...
clinical feature of osteoporosis is a vertebral or other fracture. Evidence to support widespread screening ...
03 May 2011
| by Dr Mark S Cooper
Bone-protective therapy may be needed in patients taking glucocorticoids. By Dr Mark S Cooper..., such as an increased risk of breast cancer. Other treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis have not been evaluated ...
osteoporosis, bisphosphonates are usually not recommended in premenopausal women. The other important question ...
Res 2000; 15: 993-1000. 4. Hardy R, Cooper MS. Bone loss in inflammatory disorders. J Endocrinol 2009 ...
03 Feb 2006
Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue, which ...
or vertebral fracture. Other groups at increased risk of osteoporosis include women who have had a surgical ...
. It is also important to exclude other diseases and bone conditions that might mimic some of the features ...
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Professor John A Kanis, professor emeritus in metabolic bone diseases, and director...rise to postmenopausal osteoporosis, but bone loss continues throughout later life in men as well as women. Many other disorders can give rise to osteoporosis (see box) by accelerating bone loss ...
of osteoporosis relies on quantitative assessment of bone mineral density (BMD), usually by central dual energy X ...
01 Feb 2007
Patients can benefit from a holistic approach to the management of osteoporosis, writes Dr Nigel...It is now recognised that osteoporosis is caused by more than just a decrease in bone mineral ...
years. Untreated premature menopause. Disorders associated with bone loss (chronic IBD, RA ...
also change accordingly. BMD is routinely used to diagnose osteoporosis, predict the risk of fracture ...
01 May 2010
| by Professor John A Kanis and Professor Eugene McCloskey
Osteoporosis causes substantial morbidity and its incidence is rising as the population ages...continues throughout later life in men as well as women. Many other disorders can give rise to osteoporosis ...
describes osteoporosis in the presence of one or more fragility fractures. Other indications for bone ...
intake, and pharmacological intervention. KEY WORDS Osteoporosis, fracture, bone mineral density ...
01 Aug 2006
Key points Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterised by low bone mass, micro ...
defines osteoporosis as a systemic disease, characterised by low bone mass, micro ...
novel treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Whether it has a true anabolic effect on bone ...
01 Aug 2008
Osteoporotic fracture, bone loss, bisphosphonates, bone density There are more than 200,000 fractures per ...
, but it is estimated that this may increase to 2.1 billion by 2010. 2 Several agents can prevent bone loss ...
in men. In addition, oral bisphosphonates are licensed for the management of corticosteroid-induced bone ...
04 Jul 2007
| by Sanjay Tanday
Could SSRIs be linked with brittle bones? Sanjay Tanday investigates...., the findings suggest people using SSRIs may need osteoporosis screening. What do other experts say? North ...
of osteoporosis in the elderly, according to US media reports. Researchers found that people who used SSRIs such as Prozac (fluoxetine) or Seroxat (paroxetine) developed thinner bones than those who did not take them ...
04 Sep 2009
| by Dr Harry Brown
with fractures of the wrist, hip and spine but other bones can be affected. Osteoporosis is usually silent ...
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in developed countries and represents ...
profile.
Definition Osteoporosis is quantified by bone mineral density (BMD), which in turn ...
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