Treatment of Osteoporosis

摘要

Osteoporosis is defined by a fragility fracture or hip BMD T score of –2.5 or lower.~(1) Osteoporosis is a major health problem that affects 200 million people worldwide and 54 million older adults in the United States.~(1)~(,2) Half of all postmenopausal women have an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime, 25% develop a vertebral deformity, and 15% experience a hip fracture.~(1)