骨质疏松症是中老年人的一种常见病,尤其易发生于绝经后的妇女和老年男性,是中老年人腰腿痛的常见原因之一。在骨质疏松的情况下,仅受轻微外力(如不慎跌倒)就可以导致骨折发生,并具有很高的致残率。从35岁开始,男女两性均出现骨量的丢失。男性每年约丢失0.3％-0.5％,一生中骨量丢失的速度大致相同;而女性则不同,更年期以 Osteoporosis is a common disease in the elderly, especially in postmenopausal women and elderly men, is one of the common causes of low back pain in the elderly. In the case of osteoporosis, only minor external forces, such as accidental falls, can lead to fractures and have a high rate of disability. From the age of 35, the loss of bone mass occurs in both sexes. About 0.3% -0.5% of men lost about a year, the loss of bone mass throughout the life of roughly the same rate; while women are different, menopause