McClung M R
Oregon Osteoporosis Center, 5050 NE Hoyt Street, Suite 651, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Ann Med Interne (Paris). 2000 Sep;151(5):392-8.
Bone health is determined by influences that accumulate over one's entire lifetime. Numerous factors including age, heredity, nutrition, physical activity, sex steroids and other medical problems all influence the possibility of an individual developing osteoporosis. Fractures due to minimal trauma are the important consequence of osteoporosis, but the risk of fractures is also determined by many non-skeletal risk factors such as body size and the frequency of injury. We now have effective therapeutic options to prevent bone loss and to reduce fracture risk. Assessing risk factors for both osteoporosis and for fractures allows clinicians to identify individuals for whom these therapies are most appropriate.
骨骼健康取决于一个人一生中积累的各种影响因素。包括年龄、遗传、营养、身体活动、性类固醇及其他医学问题在内的众多因素，都会影响个体患骨质疏松症的可能性。轻微创伤导致的骨折是骨质疏松症的重要后果，但骨折风险还取决于许多非骨骼风险因素，如体型和受伤频率。我们现在有有效的治疗方法来预防骨质流失和降低骨折风险。评估骨质疏松症和骨折的风险因素，能让临床医生确定哪些个体最适合这些治疗方法。
