Question

When and why are men likely to get osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis is also called silent disease which progresses without symptom until fracture occurs. Bones are constantly changing it means old bone is removed and replaced by new bone. In the case of childhood, more bones are produced them bones are removed, so our body skeleton grows more in size and strength. In the third decade of life, most of the peoples accumulate peak of bone mass. After this point amount of bone in skeleton decrease gradually and the amount of removed old bones exceeds to the new bones which are formed. After the age of 65 to 70, men decrease bone mass rapidly and calcium and essential nutrients which are required in bone formation also reduced. Excessive bone loss may cause bones to fragile and more likely to fracture.

# fracture due to osteoporosis occurs commonly in spine, hips and wrist.