About Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that makes your bones thin and fragile. Osteoporosis is most common in women following menopause. Many patients with osteoporosis have no symptoms, but they are still at risk of breaking bones because osteoporosis has made their bones weak.
Healthy bone
Normally, there is a balance between cells removing old bone and those creating new bone.
Osteoporotic bone
When you have osteoporosis, more bone is removed than is replaced, resulting in bone loss. Your bones are thinner, weaker and more likely to break.
Healthy bone
Normally, there is a balance between cells removing old bone and those creating new bone.
Osteoporotic bone
When you have osteoporosis, more bone is removed than is replaced, resulting in bone loss. Your bones are thinner, weaker and more likely to break.
Osteoporosis facts
- Osteoporosis is a bone disease, and not a normal part of aging.
- Osteoporosis is called “the silent thief,” because bone loss may occur without symptoms.
- The first sign of osteoporosis is often a broken bone.
- A fragility fracture is a bone break caused by a minor fall (from a standing height or less) or from daily activities (lifting groceries, getting out of bed). A fragility fracture increases the risk of future fractures.
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