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Diagnostic strategies and Therapeutic Approach to Secondary Osteoporosis

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  • João Lagoas Gomes
  • Jaime C Branco

    (Rheumatology Department, Hospital Egas Moniz (CHLO), Lisbon, Portugal
    CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Abstract

Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass, microarchitectural disruption and skeletal fragility, resulting in decreased bone strength and increased risk of fragility fractures. In fact, fractures are the clinically relevant signs of Osteoporosis, an otherwise silent disease. Demographic changes in the European population are estimated to rise the number of men and women with osteoporosis from 27.5 million in 2010 to 33.9 million in 2025. It is thus important for every clinician to be capable of identifying at risk patients in order to diagnose and treat OP before fractures and disability take place. When starting a diagnostic approach to Osteoporosis, it is important to be aware of its possible secondary causes, which can be highly prevalent in some populations. Also, the clinician must be familiar with specific tests to screen and diagnose secondary Osteoporosis. In this review article, we will discuss in more detail some of the causes of secondary Osteoporosis, providing strategies for screening, diagnosis and treatment.

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  • João Lagoas Gomes & Jaime C Branco, 2019. "Diagnostic strategies and Therapeutic Approach to Secondary Osteoporosis," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 13(3), pages 102-110, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:13:y:2019:i:3:p:102-110
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2019.13.555870
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