Question 176 of 433
What is osteoporosis?
The short answer
Bone that has become thin and fragile enough to break from a minor fall, or sometimes from a cough or a sneeze.
Bone is living tissue, constantly broken down and rebuilt. Until about 30 you build more than you lose. After that the balance slowly reverses, and in women it reverses sharply at menopause. Osteopenia is the milder stage of low bone density.
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ESTABLISHED CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE — Bone fragility and osteoporosis.Evidence grade (draft mapping)EEstablished clinical knowledgePart 13, Q176 · Part sources
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