Osteoporosis in Men
Abstract
A 65-year-old asymptomatic man is concerned about his risk of osteoporosis. His mother died after a hip fracture at 74 years of age. The patient has no history of fractures but has lost 3 inches in height; he does not smoke and has never taken corticosteroids. He drinks two glasses of beer per day. His body-mass index is 25. Measurements of bone mineral density are consistent with osteoporosis. What should you recommend?
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Osteoporosis remains substantially underdiagnosed and undertreated.
“Osteoporosis is prevalent and treatable and conveys a considerable lifetime fracture risk, yet it remains substantially underdiagnosed and undertreated (1-4).”
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- Authors
- Ebeling, P. R.
- Affiliations
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Ebeling, Peter R.
- ORCID
- Ebeling, Peter R.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2008-04-03
- Volume
- 358
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1474-1482
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W4974559
- Cited by
- 332
- References
- 56
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- FWCI
- 6.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Vitamin D Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Keywords
- male osteoporosis, bone mineral density, hip fracture risk, family history (medicine), height loss, alcohol consumption, fracture prevention, osteoporosis treatment
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Diphosphonates, Humans, Male, Osteoporosis, Testosterone, Absorptiometry, Photon, Bone Density, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Fractures, Bone
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