Open AccessOsteoporoza - multidisciplinarna i radioloska tema
Author(s) -
Ivan Radojković,
Jana Radojković,
Ž. Markovic,
Snežana Djurica,
Vesna Stojanović
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0703047r
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , incidence (geometry) , socioeconomic status , intensive care medicine , gerontology , environmental health , pediatrics , population , physics , optics
Osteoporosis in one of the most common diseases among the elderly individuals. Bone hardness is reduced to the critically low level. Even the smallest trauma makes previously healthy individual severely ill patient. In the USA, 1.6 million people sustain fractures due to osteoporosis each year, while approximately 14 billion dollars is spent on their treatment. The costs of osteoporosis treatment exceed the costs of prevention. The studies on the incidence, prevalence and socioeconomic aspects of osteoporosis, its prevention and treatment are expected to be carried out in our country in the future. Prevention of osteoporosis is not an individual problem, but it has wide social implications. Osteoporosis may be prevented and further loss of bone substance may be discontinued.