Yamazaki Kaoru
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Clin Calcium. 2008 Nov;18(11):1566-73.
Osteoporosis is the leading cause of bone fragility fractures in the elderly population. One-third of women ever 65 will have spine fracture. Hip fracture are of even greater clinical significance. The enormity of this health problem when considering the increasing population of elderly people in Japan is contrasted by the present therapeutic difficulties in improving bone strength. These have resulted in serious considerations of public health assessment to identify elderly people with high fracture risks.
骨质疏松症是老年人群骨脆性骨折的主要原因。65岁以上的女性中有三分之一会发生脊柱骨折。髋部骨折具有更大的临床意义。考虑到日本老年人口的增加，这一健康问题的严重性与目前改善骨强度的治疗困难形成了鲜明对比。这些情况促使人们认真考虑进行公共卫生评估，以识别骨折风险高的老年人。
