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Secondary osteoporosis in women

A retrospective analysis

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Secondary osteoporosis comprises a minority of all osteoporosis cases. In this study we summarize the causes of secondary osteoporosis we encountered in patients currently on follow-up in our osteoporosis outpatient clinic. A total of 1015 female patients are involved in the study. Recorded data of the patients are evaluated retrospectively. Patients with spine bone mineral density (BMD) 2.5 standard deviation below a reference range established using our own data obtained from a Turkish population of normal healthy women using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (T score less than –2.5) were accepted as having osteoporosis. We detected osteoporosis in 384 (38%) of the female patients. A secondary cause for osteoporosis has been found in 33 (8.6%) of the 384 osteoporotic patients. Thyrotoxicosis (n=10), parathyroid adenoma (n=10), and glucocorticoid administration (n=7) constituted 82% of the causes of osteoporosis. The data obtained in our study indicate that appropriate search for secondary causes of osteoporosis is essential because different modalities are needed for treatment.

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Received: 3 May 2001 / Accepted: 11 June 2001

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Çakir, B., Odabasi, E., Turan, M. et al. Secondary osteoporosis in women . Arch Gynecol Obstet 266, 214–217 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004040100215

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