骨折、骨矿质损失和骨质疏松的经济和保健耗资代表着生命质量的重要方面。估计在一生中有15%的女性和5%的男性可发生髋骨骨折,这相当于女性发生乳腺癌、子宫癌或卵巢癌和男性发生前列腺癌的终生危险性。据美国1984年估计,用于与骨折有关的保健经费每年达61亿美元,预计到2020年将达到1000亿美元以上。以往对骨矿质损失和骨折的预防、治 The economic and health costs of fractures, bone mineral loss and osteoporosis represent important dimensions of quality of life. It is estimated that hip fractures occur in 15% of women and 5% of men throughout their lifetime, which is equivalent to the lifetime risk of developing breast, uterine, or ovarian cancer in men and in men. It is estimated by the United States in 1984 that the expenditure on health related to fractures will reach 6.1 billion U.S. dollars each year and it is estimated that it will reach more than 100 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. In the past on bone mineral loss and fracture prevention and treatment