Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. Osteoporosis per se is not the major illness, but it is the complications of the disease that are the major cause of concern. Which are the […]
What is Osteomalacia?
Osteomalacia is a defect in mineralization of bone. The defective mineralization is mainly caused by lack in vitamin D. Osteomalacia is derived from Greek: osteo refers to bone, and malacia means softness. What are the causes of Osteomalacia? Insufficient sunlight exposure, especially in dark-skinned subjects Insufficient nutritional quantities or faulty metabolism of vitamin D or […]