"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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteoporosis" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in fragility fracture and osteoporosis care in Africa. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 May; 12(5):294-296.
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Disparities in the Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Men and Women Living in Sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, and the USA. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2023 08; 21(4):360-371.
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Osteoporosis, Rather Than Sarcopenia, Is the Predominant Musculoskeletal Disease in a Rural South African Community Where Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Is High: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2022 02; 37(2):244-255.
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Zoledronic Acid vs Placebo in Pediatric Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 11 19; 106(12):e5222-e5235.
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Osteoporosis in Africa-where are we now. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Sep; 40(9):3419-3428.
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Reduced bone mineral density among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Blantyre, Malawi: Prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0227893.
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Changes in Bone Mineral Density, Body Composition, Vitamin D Status, and Mineral Metabolism in Urban HIV-Positive South African Women Over 12 Months. J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Aug; 32(8):1615-1624.
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Calcinosis is associated with digital ulcers and osteoporosis in patients with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2016 12; 46(3):344-349.
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Infant programming of bone size and bone mass in 10-year-old black and white South African children. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2007 Jul; 21(4):354-62.
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Fewer bone histomorphometric abnormalities with intermittent than with continuous slow-release sodium fluoride therapy. Osteoporos Int. 1997; 7(4):376-89.