Osteoporosis treatment information. The Osteoporosis Center at Hospital for Special Surgery is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. There are several risk factors which should alert both you and your physician to your susceptibility to osteoporosis, however, a bone mass measurement is the conclusive method of establishing bone mineral levels and actual risk. Osteoporosis is a disorder of low bone mass, microarchitectual deterioration, bone fragility and increased susceptibility to fracture.
Patients often develop a thoracic kyphosis.
Low bone mass is the most accurate predictor for increased fracture risk. All physicians should be cognizant of patients with possible bone loss and Orthopedists and Rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery are particularly aware and are in the optimal positions to assess for increased risk of fragility fractures in their patients. Any physician treating disorders that predispose to osteoporosis or any physician prescribing drugs that predispose patients to osteoporosis should be evaluating bone density. Physicians should refer patients to The Osteporosis Center at Hospital for Special Surgery where physicians specialize in metabolic bone. There are currently an estimated 10 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis as well as another 18 million who have low bone mass.