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Pre-treatment
Iliac Crest Bone
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Iliac
crest bone biopsy in a
65 y/o female before treatment
with teriparatide
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Post-treatment
Iliac Crest Bone
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Iliac
crest bone biopsy in the
same patient after 21
months teriparatide treatment
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Half of the victims of
hip fracture are unable
to walk normally again
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on a DXA Bone Density
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Image of Lumbar Spine
on a DXA Bone Density
Test
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Vertebral fractures result
in the Dowager’s Hump
deformity of the spine
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The OCA features the
most advanced DXA bone
densitometers in Atlanta
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A pictorial representation
of the Osteoporosis Transition
for a 50 year old women
at menopause to an 80
year old hip fracture
victim
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Mid-section of a normal
vertebral body
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Mid-section of an osteoporotic
vertebral body
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Vertebral fractures develop
slowly over several decades
resulting in the Dowager’s
Hump Deformity
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Structure of Parathyroid
Hormone
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