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Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis in which bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis not only the BMD is reduced but even the bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of proteins in bone is altered. WHO (world health organization) defined osteoporosis in women as a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak bone mass (20-year-old healthy female average) as measured by DXA; the term “established osteoporosis” includes the presence of a fragility fracture [1].

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