BONE DISORDERS
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that affects both men and women.
Osteomalacia is less common than osteoporosis, can be insidious, and may present comorbidly with osteoporosis.
Differentiation can be made between tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis at the thumb joint, or the presence of both disorders.
With the aging of the baby boomers, osteoporosis is looming as a major national epidemic.
Osteoporosis, known as the silent disease , can occur in all patients once their bones become thin and weak.
Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are among the most common chronic diseases and represent the leading cause of disability among adults.