Osteoporosis

TYPE I: POSTMENOPAUSAL 45-55 Yrs —Affects cancellous (trabecular) bone primarily

—TYPE II: AGE-RELATED > 75 Yrs —Affects cancellous and compact bone

Trabecular bone, spongy, forms the internal sturcture of bones within the shell of cortical (long) bones. Conc. In vertebral bodies, pelvis, and other flat bones, ribs, and end of long bones.

• —Early menopause < 48
• —Amennorhea
• —Teenage pregnancy
• —Small bone frame, thin
• —Fair skin
• —Chronic steroids
• —Family Hx
• —Low Ca++ intake
• Sedentary
• —Smoking
• —ETOH, soft drink abuse
• —Weight less than 127 #

• —Back pain
• —Gum disease
• —Loss of height
• Dorsal kyphosis
• —Little nails
• —Extreme fatigue
• —Foot or leg cramps
• —Fracture