fractured spine / wrist (post-menopausal woman) fractured hip (age-related) pain – mid-thoracic, lower back height loss osteopaenia noted on X-Ray (incidental finding) bone mass 3-4 standard deviations below normal late sign ± bone scan Note: acute onset of back pain in a woman with a history of compression fracture often indicates  a new fracture. Osteoporosis … Continue reading Osteoporosis – clinical manifestations