
An Atlas of Osteoporosis
Datos del Libro An Atlas of Osteoporosis Osteoporosis may be defined as a reduction in bone mass per unit volume such that fractures may occur with minimal trauma. It is the most common metabolic bone disease in the Western world. There are many causes, but by far the most common and most important is postmenopausal osteoporosis, which affects most women by the end of their lives. However, despite an increasing awareness of the importance of osteoporosis in some sections of the population, many women are still not sufficiently aware of the condition,