Understanding risk factors, screening, and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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Abstract
Between 30% and 50% of American women will endure a clinical fracture during their lifetime due to the loss of bone mineral density that occurs with menopausal estrogen loss. This article is part one in a two-part series on osteoporosis. Part two will appear in the August 2008 issue of ORTHOPEDICS.
Medical subject headings
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal