Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes weak, thinning bones. This leaves the bones at greater risk of breaking. The bones most often affected are the hips, spine, and wrists.
Featured Treatments
Endocrinology
Bone Density Center
The Bone Density Center at Massachusetts General Hospital offers state-of-the-art testing for the diagnosis and follow-up of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.
Pediatric Bone and Mineral Metabolism Disorders Clinic
Our clinic specializes in the treatment of low bone density, osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, rickets and osteomalacia and other disorders affecting bone health and mineral metabolism in infants, children and young adults.
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Charged
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