Diseases

Osteoporotic Fractures

Breaks in bones resulting from low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration characteristic of OSTEOPOROSIS.

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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

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteoporotic Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058866
  2. Osteoporotic Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47203842