Endocrine Abstracts

Osteoporosis is a reduction in bone mass, with micro-architectural deterioration, leading to an increased risk of fragility fractures. A secondary cause for osteoporosis (caused by a specific well-defined clinical disorder) is found in a proportion of patients, which varies in different patient populations.We evaluated the utility of a 'standard panel' (FBC, PV, plasma protein electrophoresis & BJP, thyroid function tests, U&Es, calcium and bone ...