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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Very common. | *Very common. | ||
*Associated with [[bone fractures|fractures]]. | |||
*Radiologic diagnosis. | |||
*May be a complication of steroid use.<ref name=pmid16243531>{{Cite journal | last1 = Dalle Carbonare | first1 = L. | last2 = Bertoldo | first2 = F. | last3 = Valenti | first3 = MT. | last4 = Zenari | first4 = S. | last5 = Zanatta | first5 = M. | last6 = Sella | first6 = S. | last7 = Giannini | first7 = S. | last8 = Cascio | first8 = VL. | title = Histomorphometric analysis of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. | journal = Micron | volume = 36 | issue = 7-8 | pages = 645-52 | month = | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.micron.2005.07.009 | PMID = 16243531 }}</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Decreased numbers of, abnormally thin, bony spicules. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/260363/enlarge Osteoporosis (sciencephoto.com)]. | |||
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/OSTEO/OST005.html Osteoporosis (utah.edu)]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Thin trabeculae. | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||