A 72-year-old female is brought to the emergency department due to severe pain in her left hip after a fall from stairs this morning. She has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for the past 45 years. Her only medication is enalapril for hypertension. On physical examination, the left leg is externally rotated and appears shorter than her right leg. An x-ray of pelvis shows a fracture of the neck of femur. Which of the following changes in bone is the most likely underlying cause of the patient's condition? Answers A-E A Accumulation of unmineralized osteoid B Haphazard laying down of bony lamellae C Loss of cortical bone mass and thinning of the trabeculae D Overgrowth of cortical bone and reduced marrow space E Subperiosteal bone resorption and cystic degeneration O O O

A 72-year-old female is brought to the emergency department due to severe pain in her left hip after a fall from stairs this morning. She has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for the past 45 years. Her only medication is enalapril for hypertension. On physical examination, the left leg is externally rotated and appears shorter than her right leg. An x-ray of pelvis shows a fracture of the neck of femur. Which of the following changes in bone is the most likely underlying cause of the patient's condition? Answers A-E A Accumulation of unmineralized osteoid B Haphazard laying down of bony lamellae C Loss of cortical bone mass and thinning of the trabeculae D Overgrowth of cortical bone and reduced marrow space E Subperiosteal bone resorption and cystic degeneration O O O

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Chapter3: The Skeletal System

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