Osteoporosis


Multidisciplinary Approach to Evaluate and Treat Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disorders

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to fracture. Loyola Medicine’s Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center provides a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.

Our center brings together the expertise of internists, geriatricians, family medicine doctors and endocrinologists to care for patients with osteoporosis. If needed, this team will work in close coordination with orthopaedic surgeons to treat fractures that may occur as a result or osteoporosis or a variety of metabolic bone diseases, including:

  • Calcium and other mineral disorders
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Osteomalacia
  • Osteopenia
  • Paget's disease
  • Vitamin D deficiency

Why Choose Loyola Medicine for Osteoporosis Care?

With numerous specialists on staff, Loyola takes a comprehensive approach to preventing, treating and studying bone disease. Women are at a higher risk of osteoporosis because of bone loss due to aging, yet many women with osteoporosis do not know they have the disease. As a result, one of our objectives is to educate patients and the community about osteoporosis. It is important to know the symptoms of osteoporosis, your level of risk and how to take preventive measures.

Loyola’s geriatric fracture program provides a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of older adult patients with fragility fractures due to osteoporosis. About 50% of older women and a third of older men will suffer a major osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.

Fractures in older adults often lead to chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability and a loss of independence. Loyola’s center brings together the expertise of an integrated team to care for older adult patients with fractures resulting from osteoporosis or other causes.

Loyola also offers clinical trials to osteoporosis patients that are often not available at other centers.

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