Osteoporosis is very common under diagnosed and under treated endocrine disorder. India's prevalent osteoporosis population is expected to climb from 55 million in 2012 to hit 73.8 million a decade later, which will cause a significant increase in the morbidity and mortality because of osteoporosis. I think that osteoporosis is kind of neglected quite a bit even though it does add a lot to health care burden. Over the years we have learnt a lot about osteoporosis and there is lot yet to be learned.
Because osteoporosis is such a vast topic, I would like to discuss this topic in parts. This is the introductory part and it does include definition and etiology. Osteoporosis is defined as skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture (NIH definition). Notice that the definition mentions bone strength not bone density, the point…
