Understanding risk factors, screening, and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

作者：Johnson Nicole K; Clifford Timothy; Smith Kelly M^*

来源：Orthopedics, 2008, 31(7): 676-680.

Between 30% and 50% of American women will endure a clinical fracture during their lifetime due to the loss of bone mineral density that occurs with menopausal estrogen loss. This article is part one in a two-part series on osteoporosis. Part two will appear in the August 2008 issue of ORTHOPEDICS.

• 出版日期2008-7