Structured Summary
Abstract
Breaks in bones resulting from low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration characteristic of OSTEOPOROSIS.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Fracture, Osteoporotic
- Fractures, Osteoporotic
- Osteoporotic Fracture
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2011
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Previous Indexing
- Bone Fractures/etiology (1970-2010)
- Osteoporosis/complications (1982-2010)
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WE 250
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Osteoporotic Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058866
- Osteoporotic Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47203842