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Osteoporosis in childhood

Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass and microarchitecture derangementof bone structure, which enhances the risk of fracture. Although studies focuses in the loss of bone mass in theelderly ages, it is now clear that the bone formed during normal growing period (90% of bone mineralizationoccurs during the first two decades of life) is a determinant factor for the quality o...