[The significance of osteoporosis for orthopaedic and trauma surgeons].

This refresher is concerned with several aspects: to give an overview over the latest considerations concerning the definition of osteoporosis related to fractures as well as to discuss up-to-date diagnostic possibilities in order to estimate the future fraction risk of the individual patient. Furthermore, it gives a summary of medical treatment options particularly under a orthopaedic and trauma surgery point of view. This topic publication can only be a recurrent presentation synopsis for the purpose of revising, as there are several publications and guidelines for advanced subject-specific training (e.g. S3-Richtlinie zur Diagnose und Therapie der Osteoporose des DVO, http://www.osteoporose-portal.de/arzt/leitlinen).