Certain Aspects of Osteoporosis in Gonadal Dysgenesis

Abstract

Osteoporosis — a metabolic disease of the skeletal system associated with a reduced bone density and deterioration of bone tissue microarchitecture. The article describes the basic mechanisms of formation and clinical and diagnostic aspects of osteoporosis in children with gonadal dysgenesis.

Keywords

• Turner’s syndrome
• osteoporosis
• children
• gonadal dysgenesis
• hormones.