Health, rheumatologist Rossini: "In osteoporosis a preventive approach is necessary"

“The Italian situation of osteoporosis, updated to 2021, is about 4 million patients, of which 80% are women. It is a significant pathology, which has a clinical impact” and “in terms of costs, an impact estimated at around 10 billion” euros per year. “If we don’t do something, with the aging of the population” the situation “will tend to worsen. Therefore a preventive approach is absolutely necessary”. This was stated by Maurizio Rossini, professor of Rheumatology at the University of Verona and director of the complex operating unit of Rheumatology of the integrated university hospital company of Verona, at the presentation of the information campaign 'Don’t break them! Don’t waste time and protect your bones', promoted by Italfarmaco with the patronage of Fedios, the Italian Federation of Osteoporosis and Skeletal Diseases.