Osteoporosis (Health/Musculoskeletal_Disorders)
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Description: Comprehensive information and resources to help understand and treat this common... disorder.Osteoporosis is a condition that causes abnormally thin bone. Osteoporosis may be due to not enough calcium consumption, estrogen deficiency, age, or a combination of these factors. Because the bone is thinner, less dense, and more fragile, patients with osteoporosis are at a higher risk of sustaining a broken bone, or fracture
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