title: Differential diagnosis of osteopenia.
abstract: Differentiating the demineralizing bone diseases, especially osteoporosis from osteomalacia, is difficult but clinically rewarding, since the latter is highly treatable. Bone biopsy can detect the 20% of osteoporotic patients who also have osteomalacia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology