My husband and I are confused about the guidelines concerning when older men should be screened for osteoporosis. All the information seems to suggest that it is only needed for men over 70 who have ...
My patient is a 70-year-old man with a history of bilateral total hip replacement and a strong family history of osteoporosis and degenerative joint disease. His dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA ...
Osteoporosis is frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated in men before and even after they have experienced a fracture, according to research presented at ACR Convergence 2020 on Saturday. "This is ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I are confused about the guidelines concerning when older men should be screened for osteoporosis. All the information seems to suggest that it is only needed for men ...
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...
Despite the presence of osteoporosis risk factors, osteoporosis screening rates were below 20% among male patients aged 50 years and older. Low osteoporosis screening rates among high-risk men ...
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, is primarily thought of as a disease affecting older women. And yet, up to one in four men ...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to weaken and sometimes break, is often thought of as a "women's disease," but it poses a significant threat to more than 2 million men ...
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