Secondary Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis is a disorder of bone microarchitecture resulting in increased bone fragility that can result in fractures with minimal or no trauma. Primarily osteoporosis affects postmenopausal women when they have a rapid decline in bone mass due to the loss of the protective effect of estrogen on the skeletal system. But there is a significant proportion of the population involving premenopausal women and young men who suffer from fragility fractures due to secondary reasons for bone loss. As per the literature, secondary causes of osteoporosis can affect two-thirds of older men, over 50% of premenopausal women, and 30% of postmenopausal women.

Secondary causes for bone loss can involve any underlying process and medical problem as well as the use of certain medications that can either affect achieving peak bone mass as a young adult or result in excessive bone resorption affecting bone health and quality.