title: Osteoporosis: disease severity and consequent fracture management.
abstract: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease responsible for the high incidence of fractures in older subjects, particularly in postmenopausal women. The increasing prevalence with population ageing and prolonged life expectancy raises the rates of associated morbidity, loss of independence, and mortality. BMD and previous fracture history are two main risk factors associated with osteoporosis such that the presence of prior fractures can predict future fractures. Strontium ranelate is an agent developed for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis, demonstrated to reduce vertebral, nonvertebral, major nonvertebral, and hip fractures. It has been demonstrated to be effective for a broad spectrum of patients, including women with osteopenia, osteoporosis, and severe disease.
authors.affiliation: MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes