title: [Osteoporosis in orthopedics--disease of civilization].
abstract: Osteoporosis is classificatied by WHO as one of the main civilizations diseases and is situated on the third place as a cause of death. Epidemiological data indicates that 25% of Polish population after 50 years old risk osteoporotic fractures. Low BMD, which coexist in osteoporosis is the main reason of the osteoporotic fractures. Orthopaedic procedures of osteoporosis and it's main complications--fractures are symptomatic. Orthopaedy tends for new implants technology and modern surgery procedure left the nonoperative treatment as for as possible.
authors.affiliation: Oddzial Ortopedyczno-Urazowy, Szpital Wojewódzki im. Sw. Łukasza w Tarnowie.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szklanny
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Kawik
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotela
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology