Gamuts

Regional osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Acro-osteolysis
Animal bite
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Avascular necrosis
Bone sarcoma
Buerger disease
Burn
Disuse atrophy
Electroshock
Fracture infection
Fracture malunion
Fracture nonunion
Frostbite
Fungal arthritis
Hemophilia
Human bite
Immobilization
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Kaposi sarcoma
Metastasis
Myeloma
Osteomyelitis
Paralysis
Raynaud disease
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Reiter syndrome
Reiter/reactive arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Septic arthritis
Soft tissue infection adjacent to bone
Synovitis
Thermal injury
Trauma
Vascular insufficiency
 Uncommon
Arteriovenous malformation
Bone marrow edema syndrome
Congenital pseudarthrosis
Denervation
Diabetic osteopathy
Hemangioma
Idiopathicdemineralization
Myocardial infarction
Paget disease of bone
Regional migratory osteoporosis
Sarcoidosis
Scalenus anticus syndrome
Shoulder-hand syndrome
Tendon transection

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