Impact of Obesity on Osteoporosis: Limitations of the Current Modalities of Assessing Osteoporosis in Obese Subjects

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a predisposition to fractures due to low bone mass and poor bone quality. There are several risk factors that have been identified for osteoporosis. Until recently, obesity was thought to be protective for osteoporosis and associated with decreased fragilit...

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Published in:	Clinical reviews in bone and mineral metabolism Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 36 - 42
Main Authors:	Patel, Ruchita, Rodriguez, Aleida, Yasmeen, Tahira, Drever, Erin Dana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01-03-2015
Subjects:	Cardiovascular Disease Endocrinology Gynecology Internal Medicine Lipid Disorders Medicine Medicine & Public Health Orthopedics Rheumatology Skeletal and Calcium Controversies in Diabetes Mellitus Bone architecture Radiology Osteoporosis Obesity Fracture risk
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Summary:	Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a predisposition to fractures due to low bone mass and poor bone quality. There are several risk factors that have been identified for osteoporosis. Until recently, obesity was thought to be protective for osteoporosis and associated with decreased fragility fracture risk; however, recent evidence challenges this assumption. This review will discuss the relationship between obesity and osteoporosis, as well as the utility of various bone imaging techniques when applied to obese populations.
ISSN:	1534-8644 1559-0119
DOI:	10.1007/s12018-015-9179-8