Renton P
University College London Hospitals.
Hosp Med. 1998 May;59(5):399-403.
In osteoporosis, the amount of mineralized bone is diminished, but the remaining bone is of normal quality. In rickets and osteomalacia the trabeculae are irregularly mineralized, a feature reflected in the X-ray image. In hyperparathyroidism there is generalized and focal bone resorption leading to demineralization and poor definition of bone on the X-ray.