[Pathophysiology of osteoporosis].
3-dimensional analyses of trabecular bone structure in osteoporosis reveal that perforations of individual trabeculae are common. They result in a reduction of the stability of the trabecular network by inducing mechanically incompetent trabeculae. Reparative mechanisms, like microcallus formations, may also lead to errors when measuring trabecular bone density.
Abteilung Osteopathologie, Universität Hamburg.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology*