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to skeletal weakness It is a potentially progressive and debilitating disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break In fact osteoporosis is a leading cause of fractures in both. Jake Turner and Roger . Deering. Learning Objectives. Explain how the structure of bone allows it to carry out its functions; . (strong due to hydroxyapatite crystals, flexible due to collagen, good loadbearing due to honeycomb structure). Densitometry. ( DEXA SCAN). Dr Malith Kumarasinghe. MBBS (Colombo). Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder. It has been defined by the National Institutes of Health as an age-related disorder characterized by . Dr. K . K. . Sawlani. Department of Medicine. KGMU, . Lucknow. 30.07.14. OSTEOPOROSIS. A disease characterized . by low . bone . mass . (reduced bone density) and micro-architectural deterioration of . Christina Marciniak, Joelle . Gabet. , . JungWha. Lee and Nicole . Wyoscki. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. AAPMR November 2014. No authors have any relevant disclosures. What . causes osteoporosis. ?. Loss . of calcium from the bones that leads to weakened . bones. Creation . of new bone doesn’t keep up with the removal of old bone. Osteoporosis Statistics. Estimated that 10 million women in the US have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Shuktika. . Nandkekolyar. . MKSAP. A 72-year-old man is evaluated for a two-week history of low back pain. The patient has a history of alcoholism but stopped drinking alcohol 10 years ago. He also has stage 3 chronic kidney disease and a 50-pack-year smoking history. Current medications are hydrochlorothiazide, . Who gets this test done?. Why is it . needed?. How many different types?. What do the results mean?. Bone Mineral Density. HHHOLDORF. A bone mineral density test or BMD measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are in an area of your bone.. Bone density scanning, also called dual-energy x-ray . absorptiometry. (DXA) or . bone. . densitometry. , is an enhanced form of . x-ray. technology that is used to measure bone loss.. DXA is today's established standard for measuring bone mineral . Version December 2014. Rezvan. . Salehidoost. , M.D.. Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center. Isfahan University of Medical sciences. Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in humans.. Standard Deviation (SD) . (+1 or −1) of the . mean. .. Osteopenia (Low . bone . mass ). Bone density is between 1 and 2.5 SD below the . mean . (−1 to −2.5 SD).. Osteoporosis. Bone density is 2.5 SD or more below the . Mohammadreza. . bordbar. , md. Pediatric hematologist. Hematology research center. Shiraz university of medical sciences. Osteoporosis overview. overview. Prevalence: 10 million Americans with osteoporosis. . Objectives . :. To define osteoporosis.. To know the causes & risk factors of osteoporosis.. To know when to screen for osteoporosis.. To talk about preventive measures of osteoporosis.. Case Study: Mary. 77 y/o F. Active, w/ routine WB and resistance exercise. No prescription mediation. Healthy weight, healthy diet. She does have a disorder of proprioception and subjectively notes poor balance.. Tekdöş. Demircioğlu. 1. What . is. . osteoporosis?. Osteon . is . bone . and porosis . is . hole. . in. Greek.. Osteoporosis . is . a . “ . Systemic . skeletal . disorder . “ . characterized by .