“Osteoporosis”: Etiologies, prevention, and treatment

Prevention and Treatment of Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is one of the most serious complications of corticosteroid treatment. Loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures occur early in the course of corticosteroid treatment, and thus early recognition of fracture risk and effective intervention based on evidence-based-medicine (EBM) are needed. A study of meta-analysis representing the highest level in a hierarchy of evidence showe...

[Nutrition in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis].

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by decreased bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Development of maximal bone mass during growth and reduction of loss of bone later in life are the two main strategies for preventing osteoporosis. The most important nutritional factor...

Prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Sunna Kwun MD, Marc J Laufgraben MD MBA FACE FACP, Geetha Gopalakrishnan MD* Endocrine Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hallett Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, 900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 02914, USA Division Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Hospital,...

Osteoporosis in elderly: prevention and treatment.

Osteoporosis is a major clinical problem in older women and men. Almost any bone can fracture as a result of the increased bone fragility of osteoporosis. These fractures are associated with higher health care costs, physical disability, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality. Because the incidence of osteoporotic fracture increases with advancing age, measures to diagnose and preven...