The importance of osteoporosis causing bone fractures, the risk factors, diagnostics, osteoporosis measurements: bone mineral density and fracture risk were discussed in our previous blog.

Osteoporosis (OP) is a generalized metabolic disease of the skeleton in which bone mass is lost, bone quality deteriorates, resulting in a loss of bone strength and elasticity, leading to increased fragility. In case of OP the risk of bone fracture is increased even with a minimal amount of force.