Prevalence of Osteoporosis Among Different Age-group in Men Attending Orthopaedic OPD: A Hospital-Based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Osteoporosis is more common in women than men. Most of the previous studies on Osteoporosis was done on women only. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the status of Osteoporosis in Men. Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of bone is a technique for assessing bone microarchitecture in addition to bone mass. Methods: This Retrospective study was done in 320 male patients in the Department of Orthopaedics, F. H. Medical College, Etmadpur, Agra, UP, India presenting with back pain, history of fracture after minor trauma, alcoholics, patient on drugs like steroids and chronic smokers. Results: 320 patients were included in the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. As far as age groups considered, 35% (n=112) were between 25-40yrs, 40% (n=128) between 41-60yrs and 25% (n=80) between 61-75 yrs. Commonest presenting symptom in the study population was Backache which was 55% (n=176). 25% (80) presented with generalized bone pain and 20% (64) patients had a history of fracture after trivial trauma. Majority of the osteoporotic patients fell in the age group of 41-60 yrs. Conclusion: Our study revealed that the osteoporosis and osteopenia found to be more common in males in the age group of 40-60 yrs and Quantitative ultrasonography is one of the most effective tools for early detection of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
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Pervaind Kumar Sharma
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.122
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