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Overview of geriatric osteopenic syndromes. Part I: Definition and pathophysiology
J M Lane1, J H Healey, M Bansal
1Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
Orthopaedic Review
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
The clinical features of osteoporosis are identified, and their role in distinguishing this disease entity from osteomalacia, osteopenia, endocrinopathies, and marrow-packing disorders is discussed. An update is also offered on the ways in which calcium intake and estrogen levels are implicated in the pathophysiology of bone mass loss.