BONE LOSS IN YOUNG FEMALES: ONCE IT S LOST IT S TOUGH TO GET IT BACK
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D., President, Sideline Sports Doc, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University Key Points: A woman develops about half her bone mineral content during her adolescent years, and healthy bone mineral content and bone mass lower the risk for stress fractures If a young woman has poor bone mass as…