The effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal system
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The effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal system
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The effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal system. SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS. Clinical Features and Complications. Global body aches High fractures risk Kyphosis. Kyphosis. Lordosis. Vertebral compression fractures. Physiologic lordosis of the lumbar spine. Multiple compression fractures. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal system
SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS
Clinical Features and Complications
•Global body aches
•High fractures risk•Kyphosis
•Kyphosis
•Lordosis
•Vertebral compression fractures
•Physiologic lordosis of the lumbar spine
Multiple compression fractures
•Healing compression fractures
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
•Loss of trabeculation and increasing lacunae
•Loss of bone integrity