title: [Osteoporosis in the elderly].
abstract: The high frequency of fractures in the elderly after minimum trauma is explained by osteoporosis, due to the weakening of the bone in old age. Osteodensitometry enables a diagnosis to be made before the occurrence of the first fracture. Regular physical exercise, increased calcium intake and medication enable the incidence of fractures to be limited, even if the use of drugs is limited by compliance and polymedication in extreme old age.
authors.affiliation: Service de gériatrie et gérontologie, Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris. bdurandgasselin@hpsj.fr
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durand-Gasselin
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002762:Cholecalciferol