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Bookmark or Share- Osteoporosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicTreatment. Treatment recommendations are often based on an estimate of your risk of breaking a bone in the next 10 years using information such as the bone density test. If your risk isn't high, treatment might not include medication and might focus instead on modifying risk factors for bone loss and falls.
- Bone Diseases | MedlinePlusBone diseases can make bones easy to break. Different kinds of bone problems include: Low bone density and osteoporosis, which make your bones weak and more likely to break ; Osteogenesis imperfecta makes your bones brittle ; Paget's disease of bone makes them weak ; Bones can also develop cancer and infections
- Osteoporosis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment - Cleveland ClinicOsteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones. It makes your bones thinner and less dense than they should be. People with osteoporosis are much more likely to experience broken bones ( bone fractures ). Your bones are usually dense and strong enough to support your weight and absorb most kinds of impacts.
- Osteoarthritis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicOsteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time. Although osteoarthritis can damage any joint, the disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, knees, hips and spine.
- Muscle, Bone & Skeletal Diseases | NIAMSOsteonecrosis is a bone disease in which the bone begins to die and collapse. Find out the symptoms and goals of treatment. Osteopetrosis. What is osteopetrosis? It is a rare disorder that causes bones to grow abnormally and become too dense. When this happens, bones can break easily. Paget’s Disease of Bone.
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