[A practical approach to diagnosing and managing post-menopausal osteoporosis].
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a major challenge in Medicine. From a simple 10 points questionnaire allowing the detection of the main risks of the disease, different treatment options, based on mineral density, are now available. Treatment should be adapted to age and way of life of the patient.
Malterre
Laurent
L
Service de Rhumatologie, Médecine physique et réhabilitation, Hôpital communal, La Chaux-de-Fonds. Laurent.Malterre@ne.ch
Van Linthoudt
Daniel
D
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires