Osteoporosis And Osteopenia Compared

Question 1

What is osteoporosis? (OP)

Answer 1

A marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity that is frequently associated with aging (oste/o means bone, por means small opening, and -osis means abnormal condition/disease)

Question 2

What is osteopenia?

Answer 2

Thinner-than-average bone density (oste/o means bone, and -penia means deficiency).

Question 3

Risk factors of osteopenia include:

Answer 3

Aging, smoking, drinking, and a lack of calcium in the diet. Young females who don’t consume enough calories may develop this.

Question 4

Osteoporosis is primarily responsible for three types of fractures:

Answer 4

A compression fracture, also known as a vertebral crush fracture, occurs when the bone is pressed together (compressed) on itself.
These fractures are sometimes caused by the spontaneous collapse of weakened vertebrae or can be due to an injury. This results in pain,loss of height, and development of the spinal curvature known as dowager’s hump.

Question 5

What is a Colles’ fracture?

Answer 5

Named for the Irish surgeon Abraham Colles, also known as a fractured wrist. This fracture occurs at the lower end of the radius when the person tries to stop a fall by landing on their hands. Impact of this fall causes the bone weakened by osteoporosis to break.

Question 6

What is an osteoporotic hip fracture?
Also known as..

Answer 6

Also known as a broken hip, is usually caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis and can occur either spontaneously or as result of a fall.

Question 7

Complications of these fractures can result in …

Answer 7

The loss of function, mobility, and independence, or death.

Question 8

Osteoporotic means

Answer 8

Pertaining to or cause by the porous condition of bones.