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  2. Senile osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    Primary, or involuntary osteoporosis, can further be classified into Type I or Type II. [1] Type I refers to postmenopausal osteoporosis and is caused by the deficiency of estrogen. [1] While senile osteoporosis is categorized as an involuntary, Type II, and primary osteoporosis, which affects both men and women over the age of 70 years.

  3. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women over the age of 65 should get a DXA scan. [3] The age when men should be tested is uncertain, [3] but some sources recommend age 70. [4] At risk women should consider getting a scan when their risk is equal to that of a normal 65-year-old woman.

  4. Osteopenia - Wikipedia

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    The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends osteoporosis screening for women with increased risk over 65 and states there is insufficient evidence to support screening men. [21] The main purpose of screening is to prevent fractures. Of note, USPSTF screening guidelines are for osteoporosis, not specifically osteopenia.

  5. Trabecular bone score - Wikipedia

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    The trabecular bone score is a measure of bone texture correlated with bone microarchitecture and a marker for the risk of osteoporosis. Introduced in 2008, [ 1 ] its main projected use is alongside measures of bone density in better predicting fracture risk in people with metabolic bone problems.

  6. Quantitative computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    At the hip, a DXA-equivalent T-score may be calculated for comparison to the WHO classification at the proximal femur as normal, osteopenia (T-Score < -1.0 and > -2.5) or osteoporosis (T-Score < -2.5). [17] This T-Score may also be used for fracture risk probability calculation in the WHO FRAX tool [18] with "T-Score" as the appropriate DXA ...

  7. The #1 Simple Workout Plan for Women Over 50 With Osteoporosis

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