Evidence for the Adverse Effect of Starvation on Bone Quality: A Review of the Literature

<div>AP and lateral images of the lumbar spine of a 78-year-old female, Holocaust survivor with severe osteoporosis and multiple compression fractures. The latest fracture happened when the patient sneezed. Demonstrating the severe osteoporosis.</div>

International Journal of Endocrinology

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Figure 1: Evidence for the Adverse Effect of Starvation on Bone Quality: A Review of the Literature 