Understanding bone turnover & growth

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Excellent site with good moving graphics

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/physiology.html

 

What happens during the 6 months following a micro fracture in the bone:

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/images/Gallery/BMU.mov

 

30 months of bone turnover where bone loss equalled bone growth:

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/images/Gallery/turnover.mov

 

30 months of bone turnover where bone loss was not made up by bone growth

(*scary!!):

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/images/Gallery/lilmenopause.mov

 

Osteoporosis Risk Factors is also worth a study:

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/oprisk.html

 

Calcium to Treat and Prevent Osteoporosis:

http://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/opcalcium.html

" Many people would like to believe that they could prevent osteoporosis by

increasing their calcium intake. Calcium

excess does not necessarily result in bone gain or even in prevention of bone

loss, but calcium deficiency certainly

will make bone loss worse. "

 

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg Watson,

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gowatson

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