Osteoporosis is a general disease with the main clinical characteristics of easy fracture and delayed recovery after fracture. Because of its concealed onset and the specificity of diagnostic methods, it is described as "quietly" by the medical community Disease". The World Health Organization lists it together with diabetes and cardiovascular disease as the three major killers that affect the health of the elderly. my country is the country with the largest population in the world and the country with the largest absolute number of elderly people. With the gradual arrival of my country''s population aging, there will be more and more people suffering from osteoporosis.

　　China’s population aging Strength is mainly due to two factors. The first is that our fertility rate is decreasing, and the second is that our lifespan is increasing. In the 60 years since the founding of the People''s Republic of China, especially in the 30 years since the reform and opening up, the Chinese have obtained a higher level of medical care. According to my understanding, the current medical level in Beijing is almost synchronized with the international level. A new technology has been born in Europe and the United States. Years later, it will be enjoyed by the Chinese-Chinese people''s life expectancy is getting longer and longer. This is the fruit of the government''s active expansion of medical and health investment, and this is also the result of the sweat of the majority of medical personnel.

　　As the saying goes, three sentences do not depart from the bank. In orthopedics clinics, the author often witnesses the pain caused by senile osteoporosis, which seriously affects the quality of life of the elderly and brings to the children. Heavy burden. For example, in my expert outpatient clinic, when an 80-year-old patient with osteoporotic spine compression fractures was pushed into my clinic, there were 6 children and grandchildren''s family members, all of whom were temporarily asked for leave from the unit to come . Unlike other geriatric diseases, most patients with osteoporosis have limited mobility, so the impact of this disease on society is not just for the patient himself, but also because of the need to see a doctor or take care of family members at home, osteoporosis affects more For the labor resources of the entire society, this account really cannot be ignored.

　　 Perhaps the old man is still lucky—with so many children and grandchildren, this is a demographic dividend. Facing more and more elderly osteoporosis patients every year, I feel more responsible as an orthopaedic physician-we will work harder in the coming year.