RT Book, Section
A1 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106849382
T1 Osteoporosis
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071827454
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106849382
RD 2024/04/24
AB Osteoporosis  is  a  public  health  problem  affecting  more  than  40  million  people,  one-third  of  postmenopausal  women  and  a  substantial  portion  of  the  elderly  in  the  United  States  and  almost  as  many  in  Europe  and  Japan.  An  additional  54%  of  postmenopausal  women  have  low  bone  density  measured  at  the  hip,  spine,  or  wrist.  Osteoporosis  results  in  approximately  1,500,000  fractures  annually  in  women  in  the  United  States  alone,  as  well  as  in  men.  At  least  90%  of  all  hip  and  spine  fractures  among  elderly  women  are  a  consequence  of  osteoporosis.  The  direct  expenditures  for  osteoporotic  fractures  have  increased  during  the  past  decade  from  $5  billion  to  almost  $15  billion  per  year.  The  number  of  women  experiencing  osteoporotic  fractures  annually  exceeds  the  number  diagnosed  with  heart  attack,  stroke,  and  breast  cancer  combined.  Thus,  family  physicians  and  other  primary  care  providers  will  (1)  frequently  care  for  patients  with  subclinical  osteoporosis,  (2)  recognize  the  implications  of  those  who  present  with  osteoporosis-related  fractures,  and  (3)  determine  when  to  implement  prevention  for  younger  people.