Amagai H
Dept. of Orthop. Surg., Tsukuba University.
Nihon Rinsho. 1994 Sep;52(9):2395-9.
Osteoporosis in young people is divided into idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis. Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis is a rare, self-limited disease characterized by its recover after 3 or 4 years from the incidence. In severe type of idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis, the deformity of spine and extremities due to numerous vertebral and metaphyseal fractures and frequent long bone fractures makes a limitation of daily activities. On the treatment it is important to take care not to make deformity. Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis is very rare in Japan and unknown cause, is necessary to make more researches in its cause. Many disease are known to cause secondary osteoporosis. And the patients number of secondary osteoporosis are much more than idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis. In secondary osteoporosis, of cause, it is most important to treat the original disease. The treatment of secondary osteoporosis is made a great difference by patient condition. Osteoporosis in young people makes deformity of spine and extremities and height loss, and influences the growth and development for serious disorder. It is necessary for treatment of these young people to take care to make the disorder to minimum.
年轻人的骨质疏松症分为特发性青少年骨质疏松症和继发性骨质疏松症。特发性青少年骨质疏松症是一种罕见的自限性疾病，其特征是发病后3至4年可恢复。在严重的特发性青少年骨质疏松症类型中，由于大量椎体和干骺端骨折以及频繁的长骨骨折导致的脊柱和四肢畸形会限制日常活动。在治疗时，重要的是要注意避免出现畸形。特发性青少年骨质疏松症在日本非常罕见，病因不明，有必要对其病因进行更多研究。已知许多疾病会导致继发性骨质疏松症。而且继发性骨质疏松症的患者数量比特发性青少年骨质疏松症多得多。在继发性骨质疏松症中，当然，治疗原发疾病是最重要的。继发性骨质疏松症的治疗因患者情况而异。年轻人的骨质疏松症会导致脊柱和四肢畸形以及身高降低，并严重影响生长发育。对于这些年轻人的治疗，有必要注意将病症降至最低程度。
