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  1. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Early Bone Density Test May Be Useful for Some Women

    Bones then become weak and brittle and can break easily. Menopause raises your risk of osteoporosis because during the first few years after menopause, women ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Minute: Osteoporosis is soft bones

    "Osteoporosis is thinning of the bone to the point where the bones can break," says Dr. Bart Clarke, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist.

  3. Broken foot - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Fractures can range from tiny cracks in the bones to breaks in more than ... A broken foot bone might cause some of these symptoms: Instant throbbing ...

  4. Pediatric Metabolic Bone Disorders Clinic - Mayo Clinic Children's Center

    Osteogenesis imperfecta, sometimes called brittle bone disease ... Juvenile Paget disease, a disorder that causes bones to be abnormally large, deformed and weak ...

  5. Mayo Clinic Minute: Improving bone health before spinal surgery

    As people age, bones lose some of their structure. Osteopenia and osteoporosis are both conditions in which bones become less dense and, therefore, ...

  6. Hypercalcemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Most often, the extra calcium in the blood is leached from the bones. This weakens the bones. It can cause bone pain and muscle weakness. Brain. Hypercalcemia ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Minute: Osteoporosis affects men, too

    Clarke recommends talking to your primary care provider and asking about bone density testing if you have had previous low-trauma fractures or risk factors for ...

  8. Mayo Clinic Minute: Osteoporosis affects men, too

    Clarke recommends talking to your primary care provider and asking about bone density testing if you have had previous low-trauma fractures or risk factors for ...

  9. Left Untreated over Time, Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead to Serious Bone Disorders - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Not having enough vitamin D in the body can cause a variety of problems. Bone weakness is one of the most serious. Not many foods naturally contain vitamin D, ...

  10. Broken collarbone - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Poor or slow healing. A badly broken collarbone might heal slowly or not all the way. Poor joining of the bones during healing can shorten the bone. A lump in ...