title: Osteoporosis.
abstract: Effective therapies are available for the patient who has arthritic osteoporosis. The approach is critical to ensure an optimal quality of life in these individuals who suffer with a disease that is clearly treatable.
authors: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. lsimon@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors: Lee S
authors: LS
authors: Simon
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013876:Thiophenes; C081587:strontium ranelate; D002116:Calcitonin