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Screening Techniques in the Evaluation of Osteoporosis

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HRT and Osteoporosis

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Bone disease is now recognised as a major problem of public health. The greatest concern is involutional osteoporosis, which gives rise to fragility fractures, particularly of the spine, wrist and hip. The incidence of vertebral and hip fractures increases exponentially with age. Women are at particular risk from fracture and the incidence in women is twice that of men in this country [1]. The reasons for this relate to the lower bone density of women at the time of maturity (peak bone density) and the accelerated bone loss that occurs after the menopause. Women live significantly longer than men so that the prevalence of osteoporotic fracture among elderly women is six times that of men. The age and sex specific incidence of osteoporotic fracture is rising in all countries and, if the current trends continue, then the prevalence of hip fractures will double over the next 20 years [1].

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  1. Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK

    James O. Drife MD, FRCS Ed, FRCOG (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

  2. King’s College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK

    John W. W. Studd MD, BS, FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director)

  3. The Menopause Clinic, Dulwich Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8PT, UK

    John W. W. Studd MD, BS, FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director) (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director)

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Kanis, J.A., McCloskey, E.V., Eyres, K.S., O’Doherty, D.V., Aaron, J. (1990). Screening Techniques in the Evaluation of Osteoporosis. In: Drife, J.O., Studd, J.W.W. (eds) HRT and Osteoporosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1799-5_12

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