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Abstract
When osteoporosis is imminent, simple clinical measures—risk reduction and preventive steps such as calcium supplementation and exercise—are in order. Estrogen replacement offers excellent protection in menopausal women. When disease is apparent, bone densitometry can confirm the diagnosis and therapy can be chosen from a widening palette that includes calcitonin and the bisphosphonates.