Osteoporosis is characterized as low bone density and fragile bones. The bone density index becomes too low in this condition hence weakening the bones and enhancing chances of bone break. Though osteoporosis is never noticed until a fracture is experienced but a prediction of the disease could be done by various bone density tests. Introduction Osteoporosis is a disease that causes deterioration of bone tissue and disrupts the microarchitecture of the bone and leads to impaired bone strength and increase the risk of fractures.
There are multiple factors contributing to the cause of the disease including menopause, aging, and steroid deficiency. With numerous cases reported about osteoporosis, it is becoming a global epidemic. Since most of the symptoms of the disease go unnoticed so early diagnosis of the condition becomes a little difficult but there are some predictive tests that…
