What is lacking in osteoporosis?

Written by Lv Yao
Orthopedics
Updated on September 21, 2024
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Osteoporosis refers to a systemic bone disease characterized by an imbalance in the mineral content within bone structures, such as calcium and phosphorus, as well as the bone matrix, such as collagen, leading to decreased bone hardness and damage to the bone's microstructure. This structural change results in increased brittleness, thereby raising the risk of fractures. It is primarily caused by a disruption in the normal proportional relationship between inorganic salts and the bone matrix, generally due to the loss of inorganic salts like calcium and phosphorus.

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What should I do about osteoporosis?

Once osteoporosis is diagnosed, the first step is to change lifestyle habits. For example, if someone likes to drink strong tea and coffee and dislikes exercise, these unhealthy habits should be changed. Additionally, it's beneficial to get more sun exposure, and to supplement the treatment with calcium and vitamin D. Then, it is necessary to visit the hospital and consult a specialized clinic for osteoporosis or the department of metabolic endocrinology for targeted medical intervention, to prevent the condition from worsening and avoid fractures.

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What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?

What are the symptoms of osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by decreased bone mass, destruction of bone tissue microstructure, increased bone fragility, and susceptibility to fractures. Osteoporosis can be divided into primary and secondary types. Pain is the most common symptom of primary osteoporosis, commonly seen as back pain, with the pain spreading along the spine to both sides. The pain decreases when lying on the back or sitting, and increases when standing upright, bending backwards, or after long periods of sitting or standing. Additionally, osteoporosis can lead to a decrease in height, hunchback, and fractures are the most common and serious complications of osteoporosis.

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What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?

What are the symptoms of osteoporosis? Previously there were three categories, but the latest 2017 treatment guidelines have changed it to four categories: First, pain. This mainly manifests as pain in the lower back or pain throughout the bones of the body. Second, spinal deformation. Severe osteoporosis can cause a person to stoop and hunchback, and it can even lead to a decrease in a person's height and cause limited spinal mobility. Third, fractures. Fractures due to osteoporosis belong to the category of fragile fractures. These are fractures that can occur with very low energy or minor trauma. Common sites include the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, hip fractures, the distal radius and ulna, as well as the humerus and tibia, so sometimes, just a simple fall or being bumped by a door can result in a fracture. Fourth, impacts on psychological states and quality of life. Sometimes after developing osteoporosis, a person may experience fear, anxiety, depression, and loss of self-confidence, which directly leads to reduced contact with the outside world and a decline in the quality of independent living.

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Causes of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is caused by two types of reasons, one is primary disease, and the other is secondary disease. Primary disease is commonly seen in postmenopausal women, as well as in some chronic strain injuries, and the occurrence of some metabolic diseases, which accounts for primary osteoporosis. Secondary osteoporosis may be due to trauma, long-term plaster immobilization, or lack of weight bearing after surgical fixation, leading to disuse osteoporosis.

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Osteoporosis lacks what element?

Osteoporosis refers to a systemic skeletal disease characterized by decreased bone density and strength, resulting in increased bone fragility and potential fractures. There are primarily two types of osteoporosis: primary and secondary. Primary osteoporosis commonly occurs in postmenopausal women and as a result of aging and degenerative changes; secondary osteoporosis sometimes refers to the condition developing after fractures due to prolonged immobilization. Osteoporosis mainly arises from a deficiency in the trace elements calcium and phosphorus, which are crucial components of bone. A lack of these substances can alter bone structure and lead to osteoporosis.