Einstein (São Paulo) (Mar 2008)
Osteoarticular system aging
Abstract
The dichotomy of “natural-aging” versus “disease-aging” in fact doesnot exist. The author discusses the pathophysiology of osteoarticularsystem aging to show facts of bone aging, mainly changings ofarticular cartilage and skeletal muscle tissue aged-related. He stilldiscusses about the skeletal muscle mass defi ciency (sarcopenia) inthe frontier of aging (senescence) and disease (senility) as well asits role in disability and functional dependence that are associated to frailty in many elderly people.
