The diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

M. Janet Barger-Lux; Robert R. Recker

doi:10.1142/9789812701220_0006

The diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

M. Janet Barger-Lux, Robert R. Recker

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Abstract

Estrogen deprivation reduces bone mass, accelerates bone remodeling, and weakens bone structure. Under current guidelines, the diagnosis of osteoporosis rests heavily upon bone mass, measured as BMD. This approach can be questioned, however, by the facts that fracture resistance is more dependent on age than BMD, and treatment agents with antifracture efficacy have little effect on bone mass. We outline a comprehensive set of considerations to exclude other possibilities and support a diagnosis of osteoporosis.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Current Topics in Osteoporosis
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages	144-157
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9789812701220
ISBN (Print)	9789812561534
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812701220_0006
State	Published - Jan 1 2005

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Medicine(all)

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