[临床医学]骨质疏松的防治.pptVIP

The Osteoporosis Continuum This slide illustrates both the anatomy of a normal spine versus a spine with multiple fractured vertebra, as well as its clinical impact on a woman as she ages from 50 to 75 years.? The clinical impact of vertebral fractures occurs with the collapse of one or more vertebra as a result of minimal trauma. Multiple vertebral fractures can cause spinal deformity (thoracic kyphosis or dowager’s hump), shortened stature, and chronic disability and pain. Vertebral fractures can ultimately have financial, physical, and psychosocial consequences affecting both the woman a