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Osteoporosis has traditionally been categorised as primary or secondary. Primary osteoporosis occurs together with and as a result of the major physiological condition known as ageing (senescence) and its causes and consequences. Secondary osteoporosis develops as a consequence of the major physiopathological effects on the bones, by numerous disorders of other organs and tissues in the body.
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Bartl, R., Bartl, C. (2017). Subgroups of Osteoporosis. In: Bone Disorders . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29182-6_19
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