What is osteoporosis?
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The term osteoporosis is composed of two words meaning bone osteoporosis and porous / weak / weak. It can be defined as a skeletal disorder affecting bone strength and predispose to an increased risk of fracture.
In this disorder, it is structural degeneration of bone tissue leading to low bone mass, fragility and increased susceptibility to fractures.
Bony skeleton is like a solid framework for the human body with which various organs and tissues are suspended. The two basic components of bone collagen are proteins that form a flexible network, calcium phosphate, which gives strength and hardness of bone. There is a homeostasis in our bones continue on the degeneration of bone cells simultaneously old building new ones. Until the age of 30 years the balance between bone degeneration and repair is almost equal and after that the amount of bone loss replaces the gain in bone mass and osteoporosis sets in.
Who is affected by this disorder?
Although osteoporosis affects all ages and the population, but postmenopausal women are more vulnerable. Currently 8.2 million people are affected in India and the numbers are growing epidemic. One out of every two women and one in eight men over the age of 50 years suffer from it.
What causes / risk factors?
There are many trigger / risk factors for osteoporosis that:
§ advanced age and post menopausal syndrome: the women under this condition have altered levels of hormones including estrogen, which in turn leads to osteoporosis
Family history of osteoporosis §
§ irrational and overuse of steroids (such as asthma, arthritis, etc.), thyroid hormones and anti epilepsy (FITS) drugs
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