TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Osteoporosis and Hip Fractures
A1  - Bellantoni, Michele
A1  - Gilliam, Meredith
A2  - Walter, Louise C.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Chen, Pei
A2  - Harper, G. Michael
A2  - Rivera, Josette
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Lo, Daphne
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e
AB  - ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISOsteoporosis  is  a  systemic  skeletal  disease  characterized  by  low  bone  mass  and  microarchitectural  deterioration  of  the  bone  tissue,  with  a  consequent  increase  in  bone  fragility  and  susceptibility  to  fracture.Osteoporosis  is  a  “silent”  disease,  but  its  complications,  especially  hip  and  vertebral  fractures,  may  result  in  decreased  functional  independence,  pain,  kyphosis,  and  diminished  quality  of  life.The  prevalence  of  osteoporosis  and  fragility  fractures  increases  with  age.Osteoporosis  is  more  common  in  women  than  in  men,  but  at  least  a  fourth  of  fragility  fractures  occur  in  men.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180015719
ER  -