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Guidelines for osteoporosis treatment, including the use of calcium, vitamin D, and pharmacologic therapy
Therapeutic radiation to bone carries a clear, dose-dependent risk of clinically significant fracture: studies identify practical thresholds—mean bone dose under ~37 Gy, maximum point dose below ~59 G...
Nutrition cannot override genetics but it is a decisive environmental factor during the years of growth: diets that supply adequate protein, calcium, vitamin D and other bone-building micronutrients h...
Clinicians should go beyond calcium and vitamin D alone and start pharmacologic osteoporosis therapy when a patient’s measured bone density, recent fracture history, or validated fracture-risk calcula...