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Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, reduction in quality of life, and increasing health care costs. It is estimated that 1.5 million women in the United States have one or more osteoporosis-related fractures annually. Fractures may occur at any site, but vertebral fractures are the most common. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated a decreased life ...
متن کاملTreatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
The aim of treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis is to reduce the frequency of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures (especially at the hip), which are responsible for morbidity associated with the disease. Results of large placebo controlled trials have shown that alendronate, raloxifene, risedronate, the 1-34 fragment of parathyroid hormone, and nasal calcitonin, greatly reduce the risk of...
متن کاملAn Overview of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the outcome of a group of diseases with diverse etiology of which post menopausal variety makes up a significant share. Consensus Development Conference defined osteoporosis as “a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture”1. It has been operationally de...
متن کاملPrimary osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
World Health Organization (WHO) defines natural menopause as at least 12 consecutive months of amenorrhea not due to physiologic and pathologic causes. Statistics show that the mean age of natural menopause is 51 years in industrialized nations, compared to 48 years in poor and non-industrialized nations. With the average life span extended to 70 years, most women will spend more than one third...
متن کاملUpdate on postmenopausal osteoporosis management.
One in two women has a fracture after the age of 50;1 most will be osteoporotic. Fracture incidence will probably increase as people live longer. After hip fracture there is 20% mortality within three months2 and increased disability, with >50% of people who previously walked unaided needing aids and >50% requiring help at home.3 Morbidity, disability and dependence increase progressively with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Juniper Online Journal of Case Studies
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2476-1370
DOI: 10.19080/jojcs.2017.01.555570