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Chapter 13 - The Effect of Menopause on the Musculoskeletal System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

By
Jean Calleja-Agius  and
Mark P. Brincat
Edited by
Nicholas Panay ,
Paula Briggs  and
Gabor T. Kovacs
Nicholas Panay
Affiliation:
Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, London
Paula Briggs
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Gabor T. Kovacs
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
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Summary

Menopause has an overall adverse impact on musculoskeletal health. It is associated with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and sarcopenia [1]. Osteoporosis and related fractures, together with the consequent pain and locomotor disability, affect the quality of life and life expectancy of postmenopausal women. Poor musculoskeletal health may progress to frailty and higher incidence of falls and fractures, which further increase the associated morbidity and mortality [1]. This leads to high economic costs worldwide [1, 2].

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Managing the Menopause , pp. 124 - 134
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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