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Review
. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1251-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39050.597350.47.

Osteoporosis and its management

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Osteoporosis and its management

Kenneth E S Poole et al. BMJ. .
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Fig 1 Scanning electron micrographs to show the structure of L3 vertebra in a 31 year old woman (top) and in a 70 year old woman (bottom). Note that many of the plate-like structures have become converted to thin rods
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Fig 2 Epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures in men and women. Reprinted with permission
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Fig 3 Fracture of the femoral neck
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Fig 4 Vertebral fracture
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Fig 5 Age related changes in bone mass throughout life in women and men. Peak bone mass is attained in the third decade of life and age related bone loss probably starts around the age of 40 in both men and women. In women, bone loss accelerates around the time of the menopause
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Fig 6 Scanning electron micrograph of an osteoclast resorbing bone
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Fig 7 Age affects fracture risk independently of bone mineral density. For any given bone density, the fracture probability increases with age. For example, at a T score of −2, the 10 year hip fracture probability at the age of 50 is around 5% but at the age of 80 it is around 30%

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