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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 . Osteoporosis . Overview. Definitions. Epidemiology. Symptoms . Treatment. Effects of Exercise. Testing. Prescription. Conclusion. References. http://. www.beautyhealthwomen.com. /benefits-in-women. Video. Lecture no. 3. Prepared by Dr.Salah Mohammad Fatih. MBChB,DMRD,FIBMS(radiology). Multiple focal lesions. Metastases & multiple myeloma are most common cause of obvious multiple lytic lesions in the 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 . 1Osteoporosis meansporus bone or is also known as a bone disease that is a mesh-like structure inside the bone that becomes damaged The bone structure may be thin if either too much bone tissue has b An x-ray radiograph is a painless medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions Radiography involves exposing a part of the body to a DEXA is also effective in tracking the DEXA Bone2305 South Highway 65Marshall MO 653406608867431CPT code for this procedure for one or more sites is 77080CPT code for vertebral fracture assessment is77082A DEXA scan is currently the most w 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 . Overview. Definitions. Epidemiology. Symptoms . Treatment. Effects of Exercise. Testing. Prescription. Conclusion. References. http://. www.beautyhealthwomen.com. /benefits-in-women. Video. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyeZhcoZcQ. low bone . density. . It . occurs when the rate of bone . resorption. (. osteoclast cells. ) exceeds the rate of bone formation (osteoblast cells) resulting in fragile . bone tissue . subsequent fractures.. Records a T-score, 0 being the mean average of healthy population. Osteopenia . is between -1 and -2.5 standard deviations from this mean. Osteoporosis (OP) less than -2.5. Fragility . fracture= Injury insufficient enough to break normal bone. those taking oral steroids or corticosteroids for a long period, as these medicines can contribute to weakening bones, postmenopausal women who smoke or drink heavily, have a family history of hip fra Normally, there exists a balance between bone formation & the bone resorption. In osteoporosis, . The rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation rendering the bone weak and brittle with loss of bone mass resulting in the reduction of bone mineral density (BMD) due to the deficiency of Vitamin D & calcium..