Osteoporosis is a disease affecting bones - simply a bone fracture. Bones become fragile and prone to fracture any time. If this disease is not cured the end result is fractured bones, normally bones at places like hip, spine, wrist, ankle.    Health Info

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease affecting bones - simply a bone fracture. Bones become fragile and prone to fracture any time. If this disease is not cured the end result is fractured bones, normally bones at places like hip, spine, wrist, ankle.

In this disease

  • Bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced

  • Bone micro architecture is disrupted

  • Nonn-collagenous proteins is altered

Prevention Osteoporosis

  • Preventing falls

  • Exercise

Medication

  • Calcium

  • Vitamin D

  • Bisphosphonates

    and several others.

What factors determine bone strength?

More bone mass (bone density) - the stronger the bone. It is influenced by genetic factors, environmental factors and medicines. Men have greater bone density than women. Afro-Americans have a higher bone density than white or Asian Americans.

Bone density accumulates till the age of 25 from childhood and maintained a decade. Then 0.3% to 0.5% of their bone mass per year is reduced as part of the aging process.

Estrogen is important for maintaining bone density in women. When rates decline of estrogen After menopause estrogen levels decrease and bone loss accelerates.