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Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.

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Female Athlete Triad Syndrome (0)
A condition of competitive female athletes in which there are interrelated problems of EATING DISORDERS; AMENORRHEA; and OSTEOPOROSIS. OCOSH Code C05.116.198.579_BD_MBD_OP_FAT
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (2)
Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency. OCOSH Code C05.116.198.579.610_BD_MBD_OP_PMP

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Osteoporosis Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/osteoporosis

Discussion: - most common metabolic bone dz; - definition: - what appears to be a characteristic of osteoporosis is an uncoupling of the osteoblastic and osteoclastic processes; ...
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Management of Osteoporosis

Location: http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/qrg71.pdf

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SIGN Guideline Management of Osteoporosis (pdf file) Highly Reputable
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Advances in Osteoporosis Management Clinical Insights Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8689

This continuing medical education Webcast uses an innovative panel discussion format to review meta-analyses that address osteoporosis, bisphosphonate comparative dosing, and the bridging concept for extended dosing.
Mone Zaidi, MD, PhD, Program Chair/Moderator; Jonathan D. Adachi, MD, FRCPC; Steven T. Harris, MD, FACP
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Diagnosis of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/490357_1

From American Journal of Roentgenology
Diagnosis of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: Importance of Recognition and Description by Radiologists Posted 10/06/2004 (full text) Leon Lenchik; Lee F. Rogers; Pierre D. Delmas; Harry K. Genant
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Nonoperative Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures eMedicine PMR

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/TOPIC238.HTM

Vertebral compression fracture is the most common complication of osteoporosis. More than 700,000 new vertebral compression fractures occur every year in the United States alone, accounting for more than 100,000 hospital admissions and resulting in close to $1.5 billion in annual costs.
Synonyms and related keywords: osteoporosis, back pain, osteoporotic vertebral...
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Osteoporosis and Spinal Cord Injury eMedicine PMR

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One of the inevitable complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) is the associated osteoporosis that occurs predominantly in the pelvis and the lower extremities. The acute treatment of patients with SCI has always focused on the injury itself and on the immediate complications that subsequently arise. Bone loss as a...
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Osteoporosis eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic240.htm

Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease and represents an increasingly serious problem, particularly as the population ages. It has been most commonly recognized in elderly white women, although it does occur in both sexes, all races, and all age groups. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization as...
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Osteoporosis eMedicine Pediatrics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/TOPIC1683.HTM

the official definition of osteoporosis does not pertain to children at the present time. However, at an NIH Consensus Conference in 2000, osteoporosis was defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength that predisposes to an increased risk of fracture. Adult-onset osteoporosis also involves loss of bone trabecular...
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Osteoporosis Primary eMedicine PMR

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Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to bone fracture.
Bone tissue undergoes constant remodeling. Under the physiologic conditions, bone formation and resorption are in a fair balance. After the third decade...
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Osteoporosis Secondary eMedicine PMR

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic95.htm

Osteoporosis, a chronic progressive disease, is the most common metabolic bone disease in the United States. Osteoporosis can affect almost the entire skeleton. Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility. The disease often...
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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty eMedicine Radiology

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/RADIO/topic871.htm

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are radiologic procedures for the treatment of the intense pain caused by vertebral compression fracture in patients whose pain has been refractory to medical management or bracing. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty involve the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved intraosseous injection of acrylic cement under local anesthesia...
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Diagnosis and Treatment for Osteoporosis- Current Status and Expectations for the New Millennium

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Diagnosis and Treatment for Osteoporosis: Current Status and Expectations for the New Millennium Author: Thomas J. Schnitzer, MD, PhD Release Date: December 18, 2001; Valid for credit through December 18, 2002
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