"Osteoporosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010024
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.579 C18.452.104.579
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteoporosis, Senile- Osteoporosis, Senile
- Osteoporoses, Senile
- Senile Osteoporoses
- Osteoporosis, Involutional
- Senile Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, Age-Related- Osteoporosis, Age-Related
- Osteoporosis, Age Related
- Bone Loss, Age-Related
- Age-Related Bone Loss
- Age-Related Bone Losses
- Bone Loss, Age Related
- Bone Losses, Age-Related
- Age-Related Osteoporosis
- Age Related Osteoporosis
- Age-Related Osteoporoses
- Osteoporoses, Age-Related
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteoporosis" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic hyponatremia and association with osteoporosis among a large racially/ethnically diverse population. Osteoporos Int. 2019 Apr; 30(4):853-861.
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Thoracic Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) Can Sensitively Monitor Bone Mineral Metabolism: Comparison of Thoracic QCT vs Lumbar QCT and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Detection of Age-relative Change in Bone Mineral Density. Acad Radiol. 2017 12; 24(12):1582-1587.
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Is chronic hyponatremia a novel risk factor for hip fracture in the elderly? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Oct; 27(10):3725-31.
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Risk of fractures following cataract surgery in Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA. 2012 Aug 01; 308(5):493-501.
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Kidney bone disease and mortality in CKD: revisiting the role of vitamin D, calcimimetics, alkaline phosphatase, and minerals. Kidney Int Suppl. 2010 Aug; (117):S10-21.
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Hormone replacement therapy use in urban older women attending meal sites: associations with sociodemographic and health characteristics and use of preventive services. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Jun; 48(6):669-72.
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Metabolic studies in familial partial lipodystrophy of the lower trunk and extremities. Diabetologia. 1975 Dec; 11(6):561-8.