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B O N E - H E A L T H
OSTEO DENX
The Problem
According to the Surgeon General of the United States:
"The aging phenomenon and its potential impact on bone are not unique to the United States. Across the globe, the number of individuals age 65 and older is expected to increase nearly five-fold between 1990 and 2050, from 323 million to 1.55 billion. This trend alone could result in a 3.7-fold increase in the number of hip fractures worldwide, from an estimated 1.7 million in 1990 to a projected 6.3 million in 2050 (Cooper et al. 1992b). Even this figure may prove conservative, as it assumes that the incidence of hip fractures among individuals of a given age remains constant. If, instead, incidence rates remain constant in Europe and North America (they have stabilized in these areas recently) but increase by 3 percent annually elsewhere (as is occurring in some parts of the world), the total worldwide number of hip fractures each year could exceed 21 million by 2050 (Gullberg et al. 1997)."
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia are by far the most common causes of the fractures discussed in the previous section (although other bone s can cause fractures as well). In fact, decreased bone density is an important risk factor for fractures both in postmenopausal women (Stone et al. 2003) and older men (Nguyen et al. 1996). A panel of experts judged that skeletal fragility might be responsible for 80?95 percent of hip and spine fractures in White women, depending on age, along with 70?80 percent of distal forearm fractures and 45?60 percent of fractures at other skeletal sites (Melton et al. 1997). The comparable figures were less for women of other races and for men. While the risk of fracture is highest in those who have osteoporosis, many more individuals with Osteopenia (low bone mass) are at increased risk as well. In fact, an analysis of peripheral bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in over 200,000 women (The National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, or NORA, study) suggests that at least half of all fragility fractures occur in this low bone mass group (Siris et al. 2001)
The Solution
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