Osteoporosis in older adults

Osteoporosis is a symptomless disease resulting in an increased risk of low-trauma fracture, common fracture sites including the wrist, spine and hip. Comprehensive clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in adults include those produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, National Osteoporosis Guideline Group and Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network. However, older people bear the greatest health burden from osteoporosis and the applicability to this age group of guidelines, clinical risk factors and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements must be considered.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Medicine in older adults Source Type: research