{"id":31909,"date":"2026-02-08T23:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.nefrocenter.it\/specialita\/bone-metabolic-unit\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:19:45","slug":"bone-metabolic-unit","status":"publish","type":"specialita","link":"https:\/\/test.nefrocenter.it\/en\/specialita\/bone-metabolic-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bone Metabolic Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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L\u2019osteoporosi e l\u2019importanza della prevenzione<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019osteoporosi \u00e8 una malattia cronica dello scheletro che comporta una riduzione sia quantitativa che qualitativa del tessuto osseo, rendendo le ossa pi\u00f9 fragili e soggette a fratture, anche in seguito a traumi lievi. Le sedi pi\u00f9 colpite sono la colonna vertebrale e il femore, e proprio le fratture femorali, in particolare, sono associate a un elevato tasso di mortalit\u00e0 e disabilit\u00e0. Si stima che oltre 75 milioni di persone nel mondo siano affette da osteoporosi, di cui circa 5 milioni solo in Italia. La maggior parte sono donne, soprattutto dopo la menopausa. Spesso, la malattia non presenta sintomi evidenti fino a quando non si verifica una frattura, e in quel momento il danno \u00e8 gi\u00e0 molto avanzato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le forme di osteoporosi e le patologie correlate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Il centro BMU affronta diverse forme di osteoporosi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Osteoporosi primitiva<\/strong>: suddivisa in post-menopausale e senile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Osteoporosi secondaria<\/strong>: causata da altre malattie (endocrinologiche, reumatologiche, gastroenterologiche) e pu\u00f2 colpire anche persone giovani.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Osteopatia diabetica<\/strong>: pi\u00f9 legata alla qualit\u00e0<\/strong> dell\u2019osso che alla quantit\u00e0, frequente nei pazienti diabetici.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Osteodistrofia renale<\/strong>: una complicanza dell\u2019insufficienza renale cronica dovuta a squilibri nel metabolismo calcio-fosforo e a iperparatiroidismo secondario.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Chi pu\u00f2 rivolgersi al BMU<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Il progetto \u00e8 pensato per diversi profili di pazienti:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Persone con osteoporosi post-menopausale<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Anziani a rischio di fratture<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Pazienti nefropatici<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Persone con diabete<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chi ha una familiarit\u00e0 per l\u2019osteoporosi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chi ha gi\u00e0 avuto fratture da fragilit\u00e0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      I principali fattori di rischio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Tra i fattori pi\u00f9 rilevanti che possono aumentare il rischio di sviluppare osteoporosi troviamo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Basso indice di massa corporea (sottopeso)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Uso prolungato di corticosteroidi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Fumo, alcol, eccesso di caffeina<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Inattivit\u00e0 fisica<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Et\u00e0 avanzata<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Sesso femminile<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Malattie come l\u2019artrite reumatoide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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        The Bone Metabolic Unit area provides state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","area_medica":[],"prestazione":[],"class_list":["post-31909","specialita","type-specialita","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"accreditato_ssn":false,"box_eccellenza":null,"eccellenza":true,"specialita_madre":null,"lead":"The Bone Metabolic Unit (BMU) is the new Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis, born from the experience of the NefroCenter Group. The center aims to be a national point of reference for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases. It relies on the collaboration of rheumatologists, endocrinologists, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, diabetologists, nephrologists, radiologists specialized in the musculoskeletal system, internists and experts in predictive analysis with neural networks","occhiello":"","icona":false,"revisione_clinica":"","aggiornato":"","ambito_titolo":"Osteoporosis and the importance of prevention","ambito_intro":"Osteoporosis is a chronic disease of the skeleton that involves a reduction in both the quantity and the quality of bone tissue, making the bones more fragile and prone to fractures, even after minor trauma. The sites most affected are the spine and the femur, and femoral fractures in particular are associated with a high rate of mortality and disability. It is estimated that over 75 million people worldwide have osteoporosis, about 5 million of them in Italy alone. Most are women, especially after the menopause. Often the disease has no obvious symptoms until a fracture occurs, and by then the damage is already far advanced.\n\n

        The forms of osteoporosis and related conditions<\/h3>\n\nThe BMU center deals with several forms of osteoporosis:\n\n- Primary osteoporosis: divided into post-menopausal and senile.\n- Secondary osteoporosis: caused by other diseases (endocrine, rheumatic, gastroenterological) and can also affect young people.\n- Diabetic osteopathy: related more to the quality of the bone than to its quantity, frequent in diabetic patients.\n- Renal osteodystrophy: a complication of chronic kidney failure due to imbalances in calcium-phosphate metabolism and secondary hyperparathyroidism.","ambito_voci":"","ambito_chiusura":"","segnali_titolo":"Who can turn to the BMU","segnali_intro":"The project is designed for several patient profiles:","segnali_voci":"People with post-menopausal osteoporosis\nElderly people at risk of fractures\nPatients with kidney disease\nPeople with diabetes\nThose with a family history of osteoporosis\nThose who have already had fragility fractures","segnali_chiusura":"","img1_foto":"","img1_didascalia":"","servizi_titolo":"The diagnostic and treatment pathway","servizi_intro":"Every patient is followed through a pathway that includes:\n\n- Specialist assessments (rheumatological, nephrological, diabetological, endocrinological, orthopedic\u2026)\n- Advanced diagnostic tests\n- Therapeutic education\n- Clinical monitoring and follow-up\n- Personalized treatment recommendations, both pharmacological and behavioral\n\n

        The reference diagnostic tests<\/h3>\n\nThe BMU adopts state-of-the-art technologies for a more precise and complete diagnosis of osteoporosis:\n\n- Bone Densitometry (DXA) with Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)\n\nIn addition to bone mineral density (BMD), the TBS assesses the trabecular microarchitecture of the bone, which is essential for identifying fracture risk even in patients with \u201cnormal\u201d BMD values, as in the case of diabetes.\n\n- Bone Strain Index (BSI)\n\nIt estimates the mechanical strength of the bone on the basis of density and load distribution, helping to predict the risk of vertebral and femoral failure.\n\n- Hip Structural Analysis (HSA)\n\nIt analyzes the geometry of the hip, assessing cortical thickness and resistance to torsional loads. Useful for estimating the risk of femoral fracture.\n\n- Densitometric and radiological vertebral morphometry\n\nIt makes it possible to detect \u201csilent\u201d vertebral fractures, not perceived by the patient but clinically relevant, by measuring the height of the vertebral bodies according to the Genant scale.\n\n

        Treatment recommendations<\/h3>\n\nThe treatment of osteoporosis at the BMU includes advice on lifestyle, physical activity and diet. As well as targeted drug therapies to reduce the risk of fractures and primary prevention measures to slow down or halt the progression of the disease.","servizi_voci":"","servizi_chiusura":"","img2_foto":"","img2_didascalia":"","figlie_titolo":"","box_eccellenza_titolo":"","box_eccellenza_testo":"","rimandi_titolo":"","rimandi_voci":"","prevenzione_titolo":"The main risk factors","prevenzione_testo":"Among the most relevant factors that can increase the risk of developing osteoporosis are:\n\n- Low body mass index (underweight)\n- Prolonged use of corticosteroids\n- Smoking, alcohol, excess caffeine\n- Physical inactivity\n- Advanced age\n- Female sex\n- Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis\n- Previous fractures","visita_titolo":"","visita_passi":"","gruppo_titolo":"Goals of the Center","gruppo_testo":"The Bone Metabolic Unit was created with the aim of:\n\n- Providing a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic bone diseases\n- Integrating innovative technological tools and artificial intelligence, such as neural networks, to analyze large clinical databases\n- Improving diagnostic and therapeutic appropriateness, offering personalized pathways for every patient","unita_titolo":"","extra1_titolo":"","extra1_intro":"","extra1_voci":"","extra1_chiusura":"","extra2_titolo":"","extra2_intro":"","extra2_voci":"","extra2_chiusura":"","faq_titolo":"","faq_voci":"","nc_sinonimi":"osteoporosis, bone density, bone health, bone densitometry"},"yoast_head":"\nBone Metabolic Unit - 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