Compression Fractures of Vertebral Bodies Seen in Elderly Women Are

question 8

Multiple Choice

Compression fractures of vertebral bodies seen in elderly women are causally related to reduced recruitment of osteoclasts. This process is associated with an increased concentration of which chemical mediators in the bone?

• A) Prostaglandins
• B) Leukotrienes
• C) Cytokines such as interleukin (I
• L)-1 and IL-6
• D) Oncogenes such as c-MYC and K-RAS
• E) Fibroblast growth factors

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