Osteopenia, known as "low bone mass" or "low bone density", is a condition in which bone mineral density is low. Because their bones are weaker, people...

Spaceflight osteopenia refers to the characteristic bone loss that occurs during spaceflight. Astronauts lose an average of more than 1% bone mass per...

detecting complications of osteopenia (reduced bone mass; pre-osteoporosis), such as fractures; for differential diagnosis of osteopenia; or for follow-up examinations...

(in women), and decreased bone mineral density (osteoporosis and osteopenia) are present. It is caused by eating too little food to support the amount...

improve bone strength. A bone density test may detect osteoporosis or osteopenia. The usual response to either of these indications is consultation with...

shown to prevent or reverse clinically relevant osteopenia in GSD I patients. In cases where osteopenia progresses with age, bone mineral density in the...

certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly...

weightlessness include muscle atrophy, deterioration of the skeleton (osteopenia), fluid redistribution, a slowing of the cardiovascular system, decreased...

Condition Calcium Phosphate Alkaline phosphatase Parathyroid hormone Comments Osteopenia unaffected unaffected normal unaffected decreased bone mass Osteopetrosis...

Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome, also known as Prader–Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly or Urban syndrome, is an extremely rare inherited congenital...

evidence that more patients with coeliac disease present with anemia and osteopenia in the absence of significant classic gastrointestinal symptoms. Microcytic...

bone density. They are hence at a statistical greater long term risk for osteopenia and osteoporosis, the reason for this is unknown. The cause is not currently...

observed in patients with many metabolic skeleton diseases, especially osteopenia and osteoporosis, endocrine diseases, rheumatic disorders, and other cases...

such symptoms are also associated with other bone diseases, such as osteopenia or osteoporosis. Generally, the first bones to show symptoms via X-ray...

dose dependent. Hydrochlorothiazide is also sometimes used to prevent osteopenia and treat hypoparathyroidism, hypercalciuria, Dent's disease, and Ménière's...

Stress shielding is the reduction in bone density (osteopenia) as a result of removal of typical stress from the bone by an implant (for instance, the...

Osteochondroma (bone tumor) Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteomalacia Osteomyelitis Osteopenia Osteopetrosis Osteoporosis Porotic hyperostosis Primary hyperparathyroidism...

results in muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton, or spaceflight osteopenia. These effects can be minimized through a regimen of exercise. Other effects...

nervosa contribute to a loss of bone density and potentially contribute to osteopenia or osteoporosis. Anorexia nervosa can also result in reduction of peak...

rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies. Severe osteoarthritis and osteopenia of the carpal joint and 1st carpometacarpal joint MRI of osteoarthritis...

be no changes in the early stages of the disease or the x-ray may show osteopenia near the joint, soft tissue swelling, and a smaller than normal joint...

eccentric exercise training". Usually viewed as a precursor to osteoporosis, osteopenia is when bone density is lower than normal levels. Bone mass is affected...

pelvis, basin Pelvis -penia deficiency Greek πενῐ́ᾱ, poverty, indigence osteopenia peo- of or pertaining to the penis Greek πέος (péos) Peotomy -pepsia denotes...

may not take place. Bone density is also affected, resulting in early osteopenia and osteoporosis. Low levels of estradiol may also predict fractures,...

cause or exacerbate other long-term problems, such as hyperandrogenism or osteopenia. It plays a central role in the multiple imbalances and dysfunctions of...

are muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton, or spaceflight osteopenia. Other significant effects include fluid redistribution, a slowing of...

been shown to regulate bone mass. Mice that lack brain serotonin have osteopenia, while mice that lack gut serotonin have high bone density. In humans...

diagnosis, since the cancer can begin during infancy.[citation needed] Osteopenia is often present. Genetic associations of Swyer syndrome include: Seven...

gene on chromosome 9q31.2. This mutation causes recurrent fractures and osteopenia, although the disease trajectory is highly variable. Type XV – OI caused...

of rickets, fractures or dental problems. Subsequent evaluation showed osteopenia and renal microcalcifications and an elevation of PEA. The genetic mutations...