A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) o...

A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancellous (spongy) bone from an osteoporosis patient. Osteoporosis is characterized by increased brittleness of the bones and a greater risk of fractures. This is reflected here in the thin appearance of the bony network of the cancellous bone that forms the core of the body's long bones. (Photograph by P. Motta, Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)

Osteoporosis Images

$A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancellous (spongy) bone from an osteoporosis patient. Osteoporosis is characterized by increased brittleness of the bones and a greater risk of fractures. This is reflected here in the thin appearance of the bony network of the cancellous bone that forms the core of the body's long bones. (Photograph by P. Motta, Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)$

A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) o...

$A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of cancellous (spongy) bone from an osteoporosis patient. Osteoporosis is characterized by increased brittleness of the bones and a greater risk of fractures. This is reflected here in the thin appearance of the bony network of the cancellous bone that forms the core of the body's long bones. (Photograph by Professor P. Motta, Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)$

A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) i...

$A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancellous (spongy) bone from an osteoporosis patient. Osteoporosis is characterized by increased brittleness of the bones and a greater risk of fractures. This is reflected here in the thin appearance of the bony network of the cancellous bone that forms the core of the body's long bones (Photograph by Professor P. Motta, Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)$

A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) o...

$An elderly woman exhibits a dowager's hump, which is one symptom of osteoporosis. The hump is caused by repeated compression fractures of weakened vertebrae, which cause the upper spine to curve forward. [© Lester V. Bergman/Corbis. Reproduced by permission.]$

An elderly woman exhibits a dowager's ...

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