title: [The diagnostics of osteoporosis in the evaluation of fracture risk].
abstract: Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease affecting a large portion of the population. In the osteoporotic process, organic and inorganic components on the bone are reduced, bone quality is deteriorated, strength of bone tissue is diminished, thus fracture risk is increasing as a consequence. Knowledge of the disease is essential for all physicians due to the frequency of this disorder. The aim of osteoporosis diagnostics is to discover the disease, to differentiate from other similar disorders, and to estimate fracture risk in order to introduce effective treatment. To carry out this task effectively, beside the proper evaluation of the patient's history, physical examination, osteodensitometry, X-ray and laboratory tests, some new factors revealed recently known to influence fracture risk should also be considered. The purpose of the present review is to summarize most recent data related to the diagnostics of osteoporosis from the view of the everyday practice.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalános OrvostudományiKar, I. Belgyógyászati Klinika, Budapest.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lakatos
mesh_terms: D003720:Densitometry; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors