Biography
Biography: Bimal Roy Krishna
Abstract
Osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disease is associated with progressive reduction of bone density leading to bone fragility and increased susceptibility to fractures. In the United States it affects 10 million of the population, aged 50 or greater of which 2 million are men, The incidence and prevalence is much higher in post-menopausal women.It is an asymptomatic condition, often diagnosed after a fracture typically of the hip, spine, pelvis or wrist. It is therefore essential that high risk patient be identified early in order to commence prophylactic measures. Diagnosis of osteoporosis measures bone mineral density particularly in the hip and lumbar spine and is done via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA scan). Thereafter T-scores are used to assess BMD and fracture risks.