European Scientific Journal June 2015 /SPECIAL/ edition Vol.2 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 234 EVALUATION OF SECONDARY OSTEOPOROSIS WITH BONE MINERAL DENSITOMETRY AND BONE TURNOVER MARKERS Khodor Haidar Hassan Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Public Health-Section, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon Alberto Falchetti Edwin Jobany Parra Prada Metabolic Bone Unit,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence,Florence,Italy Rony Abdallah Ricardos ghanem Pierre Semaan Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon Fadwa Berry Houria khatir Ali Awad Hanane Yassine Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon Maria Luisa Brandi Metabolic Bone Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Salam Nasreddine Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon Abstract Osteoporosis is as a very complex multi-factorial pathogenesis; thereby any doctor facing a case of osteoporosis must be very careful. Diagnostic procedures are complex and include careful monitoring of the history of patient, physical examination and some laboratory analysis. In this study, 201 patients aged between 50 and 95 years were selected from 4872 patients consulting orthopedic clinics. This group (201 patients: 168 women, 33 men) showed evidence of osteoporosis: BMD DXA with reduced bone