Paget's Disease: The Causes Of Osteoporosis

Evelyn is a well-nourished 80-year-old woman with extensive medical history who recently suffered a femur head fracture that presented as osteoporosis. By definition, osteoporosis is a progressive bone disease that leaves the bones weak and unable to sustain any weight or pressure. Osteoporosis occurs when the body makes too little or not enough bone, causing the bones to break or fracture easily with a simple fall. Both the spongy and compact bone is affected when osteoporosis is present. The main difference between these two bones is, the spongy bone is the inner layer while the compact bone is the outside layer. While most will mistake osteoporosis for Paget’s disease, there are many factors that differentiate the two. Paget’s disease is