绝经后骨质疏松症与肾虚的关系

Renal deficiency and postmenopausal osteoporosis

采用单光子吸收法测量３６２例绝经后妇女骨矿含量，１６６例诊断为骨质疏松症，患病率为４５．９％。通过对与骨质疏松症发病有关的各因素与中医肾虚的关系进行分析，证实了绝经后骨质疏松症的发病与肾之精气亏虚有着十分密切的关系，提示补肾保精、早期防治是减少发病的重要环节。

Single photon absorptiometry(SPA) was used to detect bone mineral content of the postmenopausal women. Out of all the 362 cases,166 were diagnosed of osteoporosis(45. 0%).It is considered that the renal deficiency and osteoporsis are correlated. Therefore it is considered that renal deficiency is the main causative factor of osteoporosis and that tonic kidney essence can be used as an important method to treat and prevent this disease.