ea0037s5.2 | Endocrinology of ageing men | ECE2015
Vanderschueren Dirk
Osteoporosis is still considered a postmenopausal disease. Nevertheless, about one out of three of all hip fractures occur in elderly men. Hip fractures in elderly men are also associated with considerable morbidity as well as excess mortality. However, the majority of men suffering from senile osteoporosis are still underdiagnosed and undertreated. In 2012 the endocrine society has therefore formulated practical clinical guidelines for the diagnosis as well as treatment of os...