Bones are in everybody’s body. Just like the organs, they can get infected. The most common diseases of the bones are osteopenia and osteoporosis. Osteochondritis dissecans, though rare, can still pop up and cause more damage to your body. In addition, Osteopenia and Osteoporosis can occur through genetics, but sometimes the environment contributes. First, let’s get down to the basics.
Everybody knows that the skeletal system is used for the protection of organs, holds the structure of the body, and assists in movement. The bones also store most of the calcium in the human body. It holds red bone marrow in the spongy bone where red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which is called hemopoiesis (Tortora, GJ., & Derrickson B., 2000, pg. 170). In every part of the body, infection and breaks occur, including this one.
Osteochondritis dissecans is the loss of blood supply in part of a bone under the surface of a joint. This is a tiny fracture on the surface of the cartilage caused by repeated injuries or stress on the joint. In some cases, the bone segment may have …show more content…
Being exposed to cadmium can cause those adverse effects. In West Australia, non-smoking women 50 years and older with different metal exposure were tested (Callan, A., Devine, A., Qi, L., Ng, J., & Hinwood, A., 2015, pg. 445). The authors tested whether high or low exposure to metals would cause these women to get osteoporosis and/or osteopenia. They tested the hip, lumbar spine and the whole body to find their results. They found that 3% to 7% of these women were categorized with osteoporosis in the hip and spine. A third of the women were also classified with osteopenia in the hip and spine as well. Overall, the authors found that environmental exposure to cadmium was a greater public health problem. Though it was low, it still put these women age 50 and older at risk of osteopenia and
Everybody knows that the skeletal system is used for the protection of organs, holds the structure of the body, and assists in movement. The bones also store most of the calcium in the human body. It holds red bone marrow in the spongy bone where red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which is called hemopoiesis (Tortora, GJ., & Derrickson B., 2000, pg. 170). In every part of the body, infection and breaks occur, including this one.
Osteochondritis dissecans is the loss of blood supply in part of a bone under the surface of a joint. This is a tiny fracture on the surface of the cartilage caused by repeated injuries or stress on the joint. In some cases, the bone segment may have …show more content…
Being exposed to cadmium can cause those adverse effects. In West Australia, non-smoking women 50 years and older with different metal exposure were tested (Callan, A., Devine, A., Qi, L., Ng, J., & Hinwood, A., 2015, pg. 445). The authors tested whether high or low exposure to metals would cause these women to get osteoporosis and/or osteopenia. They tested the hip, lumbar spine and the whole body to find their results. They found that 3% to 7% of these women were categorized with osteoporosis in the hip and spine. A third of the women were also classified with osteopenia in the hip and spine as well. Overall, the authors found that environmental exposure to cadmium was a greater public health problem. Though it was low, it still put these women age 50 and older at risk of osteopenia and