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Orwoll, Eric; Ettinger, Mark; Weiss, Stuart; Miller, Paul; Kendler, David; Graham, John; Adami, Silvano; Weber, Kurt; Lorenc, Roman; Pietschmann, Peter; Vandormael, Kristel; Lombardi, Antonio
The New England journal of medicine, 08/2000, Letnik: 343, Številka: 9Journal Article
Osteoporotic fractures are widely recognized as a common and important cause of disability and death among postmenopausal women. 1 , 2 Osteoporosis is less common in men, 3 but approximately 25 to 30 percent of all hip fractures occur in men, 4 and many men have vertebral deformities. 5 The number of hip fractures among men and women is rising, and by 2025, the number of hip fractures occurring annually in men is expected to exceed 1.1 million worldwide — a figure that is close to the incidence of 1.2 million hip fractures among women in 1990. 4 The causes of osteoporosis in men include an . . .
