Etiopatogeneza osteoporozy

© Borgis - Nowa Medycyna 3/2004

Izabela Korczowska, Jan K. Łącki

Streszczenie
Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic skeletal disorder characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase susceptibility to fracture. Most simply osteoporosis arises from an imbalance of bone formation and bone resorption. After the explosion of information on risk factors produced recently our knowledge on osteoporosis has been significantly improved, however it seems that it still is a puzzle for us. The final understanding of processes underlying the osteoporosis pathogenesis is still crucial for the most efficient and safe therapy.

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