What is degenerative bone loss?

By Forinfos - 16/08/2025 - 0 comments

Degenerative bone loss is a thinning of the bones that places patients at an increased risk for fracture as it worsens, according to dummies.com. Degenerative bone loss tends to occur in men and women beginning around the age of 50.

Osteopenia refers to the early stages of the condition and is marked by the erosion of bone mineral density (BMD), a signal that the bones are starting to thin from bone matter breaking down more quickly than it is replaced. Without supplementation of calcium and exercise, osteopenia can transition into osteoporosis, resulting in loss of height due to hunched posture and an even greater risk of broken bones, explains dummies.com.


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