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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 65-year-old asymptomatic man is concerned about his risk of osteoporosis. His mother died after a hip fracture at 74 years of age. The patient has no history of fractures but has lost 7.6 cm (3 in.) in height; he does not smoke and has never taken corticosteroids. He drinks two glasses of beer (16 oz, or about 0.5 liter, each) per . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Secondary Causes of Bone Loss in Men

Natural History of Bone Loss in Men

Strategies and Evidence

Diagnosis

Additional Testing

            Laboratory Tests

            Vertebral-Fracture Assessment

Management

            Nonpharmacologic Therapy

            Pharmacologic Therapy

            Bisphosphonates

            Anabolic Agents

            Testosterone Therapy

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital, and the Department of Endocrinology, University of Melbourne, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Address reprint requests to Dr. Ebeling at the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH), Western Hospital, Gordon St., Footscray 3011, Victoria, Australia, or at peterre@unimelb.edu.au.

Related Letters:

Osteoporosis in Men
Ott S. M., Lems W. F., Geusens P. P.M.M., Joy M., Ebeling P. R.
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N Engl J Med 2008; 359:868-869, Aug 21, 2008. Correspondence

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