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Osteoporosis
December 2nd, 2009
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone metabolism, they lose calcium and therefore its usual structure and its resistance to shock, break easily. The reservoir of calcium in bones, acquired from childhood, is the main protection, but can still be time to avoid it.
1. What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis. The bones were decalcified and weaken greatly affect quality of life. Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease of bone (not joint, such as osteoarthritis). In her bones lose calcium and regular structure, thereby reducing their resistance to shock, break easily.
It mainly affects the vertebrae and long bones of the arms and legs. Osteoporosis means “porous bones”. Bones may weaken to the point that the daily action as bending, lifting or even coughing can cause a fracture.Therefore, osteoporosis is a problem for the propensity to fracture.
2. Consequences
His most dangerous consequence does not usually appear until one internally and in old age: it is the famous hip fracture, which kills many elderly people.
Before manifests as a variant of fracture of the wrist, with falls seemingly trivial, which is called a Colles fracture, or compression fractures of one or more vertebrae.
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