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Introduction: Gender Differences in Osteoporosis: From Research to Treatment

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Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by a slow but progressive decrease in bone density that results in micro-architecture deterioration, which predisposes to fractures. Fractures are indeed a major concern for the health of individuals, with common fragility fracture sites being found in the hip, spine, and wrist. In 2010 in Europe, there were 22 million women and 5.5 million men with osteoporosis, accounting for 2% of the overall burden of noncommunicable diseases [1]. The mortality associated with major osteoporotic fractures is substantial, with 20% mortality from hip fractures within the first year [2, 3].

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Foresta, C. (2020). Introduction: Gender Differences in Osteoporosis: From Research to Treatment. In: Ferlin, A., Migliaccio, S. (eds) Male Osteoporosis. Trends in Andrology and Sexual Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96376-1_1

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