Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

Mahtab Niroomand M.D.

Assistant Professor of Endocrinology

SBUMS

• Epidemiology of osteoporosis
• Definition of osteoporosis
• Clinical manifestations of osteoporosis
• Diagnosis of osteoporosis
• Bone densitometry
• Fracture risk assessment
• Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder that is characterized by the loss of bone tissue, disruption of bone architecture, and bone fragility, leading to an increased risk of fractures
•  Bone loss and low bone mass are asymptomatic until fractures occur
• The burden of suffering associated with osteoporosis is related to the increased incidence of fractures in individuals with low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration.
•  Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease and the most common cause of fractures in older adults in the United States
• Fractures of the hip and spine are associated with:
  • Increased mortality rate (10-20%)
  • Limitation of ambulation
  • Depression
  • Loss of independency
  • Chronic  pain