is osteoporosis the same as brittle bones
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones of the body become brittle making them easier to fracture (a fracture means the same thing as a break).The hips, spine and wrist are usually the first to break. Osteoporosis gradually weakens the bones so that they become susceptible to the slightest trauma.cientists are still not 100 percent sure of the causes of osteoporosis. Bone mass decreases in women naturally between 1 to 5 percent every year after the age of 40. This rate is only about 1 percent in men.
Osteoporosis, which means porous bone, is a disease in which the bones gradually become weak and brittle. The condition often results in broken bones, or fractures, especially of the hip, wrist, and spine, even from simple activities like lifting a chair or bending over.steoporosis, which means porous bone, is a disease in which the bones gradually become weak and brittle. The condition often results in broken bones, or fractures, especially of the hip, wrist, and spine, even from simple activities like lifting a chair or bending over.