منابع مشابه
Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Articles that update the state of knowledge regarding osteoporosis run the risk of quickly becoming obsolete because research and studies on osteoporosis today are arousing great interest among researchers, the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries, governments and even WHO. All orthopedists know about osteoporosis because of its most deleterious effect: osteoporotic fracture. Osteopo...
متن کاملOsteoporosis--diagnosis, treatment and management.
BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is common, asymptomatic and usually undetected until a fracture occurs. Fracture, particularly hip fracture, can be associated with significant mortality, morbidity and loss of independence. OBJECTIVE This article presents a practical case based approach to identify and manage osteoporosis. DISCUSSION The major risk factors for osteoporosis in men and women are known...
متن کاملDiagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis affects approximately 8 million women and 2 million men in the United States. The associated fractures are a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in up to 50 percent of older women. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to screen all women 65 years and older and women 60 to 64 years of age who have increased fra...
متن کامل[Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in childhood].
The authors review osteoporosis definition, the techniques to quantify bone mass, the assessment of therapy efficacy and the drugs used to manage osteoporosis in paediatric ages.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2255-4971
DOI: 10.1016/s2255-4971(15)30361-x