Iatrogenic and environmentally dependent diseases of the skeletal system in old age

Willvonseder, R.

Fortschritte der Medizin 102(21): 586-588

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0015-8178
PMID: 6432661
Document Number: 224331
After an introduction to the physiology of bone metabolism with special reference to old age, in a review, iatrogenic and environmental factors in the geriatric patient are discussed. Drugs, surgical procedures or ecological problems can cause osteoporosis, osteomalacia, osteonecrosis, fluorosis or ectopic calcification.

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