Senile Osteoporosis
Senile means that this disease only occurs in the elderly: senile osteoporosis usually occurs in people over age 70 years and twice as many women as men. Women usually have well-senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
In senile osteoporosis, long time no noticeable symptoms found, the disease is often not discovered until a fracture (eg hip fracture, wrist fracture, vertebral fracture or wervelinzakking or a pelvic fracture) occurs. Usually, the process of bone resorption with age ever.
Secondary Osteoporosis
Less than 5% of people with osteoporosis suffer from this disorder, this type of osteoporosis is caused by endocrine disorders (especially thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disorders), and chronic renal failure. The use of drugs such as corticosteroids (cortisone), excessive smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can worsen the disease.
Idiopathic Osteoporosis
This form of osteoporosis is very rare and the cause of this form of osteoporosis is as yet unknown. Persistent back pain and fractures lead to a further increased radiology, which only then the disease is diagnosed.
When this disease occurs in men, shall we allow a reduced density of the bone, and reduced size of the beendermassa. The lack of bone mass in this case has nothing to do with age.
Tags: Osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, senile osteoporosis
