Varón joven con aplastamientos vertebrales múltipes
- Etxebarria Foronda, Iñigo
- Sanado Lampreave, Luis
ISSN: 0304-4858, 2173-2302
Year of publication: 2008
Volume: 105
Issue: 4
Pages: 143-147
Type: Article
More publications in: Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios
Abstract
We report the case of multiple osteoporotic vertebral fractures in a young man and describe the clinical characteristics of osteoporosis in the male. Osteoporosis is generally considered a disease of postmenopausal women, as a result, osteoporosis in men is an underdiagnosed and undertreated problem.