Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- 11 August 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (6) , 595-603
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp043801
Abstract
A 63-year-old woman presents with a history of acute low back pain. She had menopause at 44 years of age but never received postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy. She reports a Colles' fracture at the age of 60. Her mother had a hip fracture at 70. Lumbar-spine films reveal a new vertebral fracture. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry of the hip shows a bone mineral density T score of –1.3. How should her case be managed?Keywords
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