Category: Fracture

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Chronic kidney disease and its relation to osteoporosis and fracture

August 31, 2021 by admin

With the increase in the number of ageing population, a number of comorbidities have been seen to be on a rise. Increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with underlying lifestyle related disorders like hypertension and diabetes mellitus has become a major challenge. CKD– mineral bone disorder (MBD) develops in association with secondary hyperparathyroidism due […]

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Vitamin B12 an essential vitamin required for good bone and cardiovascular health

August 19, 2021 by admin

Bone health maintenance is a dynamic mechanism where in the bone mass is achieved by an equilibrium of bone formation and bone resorption. In the early stages of life when the bone formation is more than the bone resorption, the body achieves its peak bone mass1. Whereas, as an individual crosses his adolescent stage of […]

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Calcium: Important mineral in management of Osteoporosis

June 24, 2021 by admin

The skeletal disease of bone thinning and compromised bone strength, osteoporosis, continues to be a major public health issue as the population ages. This disease is characterized by bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the spine and hip, although any bone can be affected. Risk for osteoporosis has been reported in […]

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How to manage bone health in women from peri to postmenopause

May 28, 2021 by admin

Perimenopause to Post menopause changes for women & Bone Health changes  Perimenopause is characterized by increasing menstrual irregularity but less than 3 months of amenorrhea, late perimenopause by amenorrhea lasting greater than 3 months but less than 1 year, and post menopause by the absence of menstrual bleeding for twelve consecutive months or more. The […]

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