ON THE INCIDENCE OF SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS
Authors: R W SMITH, W R EYLER, R C MELLINGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 April 1960ON THE INCIDENCE OF SENILE OSTEOPOROSISRICHMOND W. SMITH JR., M.D., WILLIAM R. EYLER, M.D., RAYMOND C. MELLINGER, M.D.RICHMOND W. SMITH JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM R. EYLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RAYMOND C. MELLINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-4-773 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPhysicians generally agree that senile osteoporosis is encountered with increasing frequency, presumably due to the lengthening life span achieved during the last several decades. Back pain due to vertebral fracture is a common expression of this disorder, yet surprisingly little information is available regarding the incidence of vertebral atrophy in older persons. An opportunity to evaluate incidence was realized in our recent studies of adrenocortical function in patients with osteoporosis. Urinary 17-ketosteroid and 17-hydroxysteroid levels had been determined for a large number of women with symptomatic vertebral osteoporosis, but the data could not be interpreted for possible etiologic significance without...Bibliography1. Gershon-CohenRechtmanSchraerBlumberg JAMHN: Asymptomatic fractures in osteoporotic spines of the aged, J. A. M. A. 153: 625, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Vinther-Paulsen N: Calcium and phosphorus intake in senile osteoporosis, Geriatrics 8: 76, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Reifenstein EC: Metabolic disorders of bone, in Principles of internal medicine, 2nd Ed., T. R. Harrison, Editor, 1954, McGraw-Hill-Blakiston Division, New York, pp. 404-418. Google Scholar4. Reifenstein EC: Relationship of steroid hormones to the development and management of osteoporosis in aging people, in Clinical orthopaedics, A. F. 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