The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteoporosis as a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of the micro architecture of bone tissue, which causes an increased brittleness of the same, with a consequent increase in fracture risk. Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million individuals in the world, potentially 5 million people in Italy, of which 80% post-menopausal women.
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