Mrs. bruso, a woman in her 80's is brought to the clinic with a fractured hip. x rays reveal compression fractures in her lower vertebral column and extremely low bone density in her vertebrae, hip bones, and femurs. what are the condition, cause and treatments?

She has serious osteoporosis, the postmenopausal shortage of estrogen has put her bones in danger, weight-bearing activity and supplemental calcium will most likely be recommended. Osteoporosis is a state of delicate bone with an expanded vulnerability to break. Osteoporos is debilitated bone and builds the danger of bones breaking.