Most of the etiologic considerations regarding senile osteoporosis are not very clear for physicians yet.

Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation in senile osteoporosis.

Zinc and senile osteoporosis.

Geographical variations in senile osteoporosis.

Primary type 2 osteoporosis or senile osteoporosis occurs after age 75 and is seen in both females and males at a ratio of 2:1.

Ipriflavone-treatment of senile osteoporosis: results of a multicenter, double-blind clinical trial of 2 years.

These co-factors are shown to play an important role in the pathogenetic process attached to senile osteoporosis as they enhance the action of the parathyroid hormone.

Senile osteoporosis, formerly known as osteoporosis type II, has been recently recognized as a geriatric syndrome with a particular pathohysiology.

Even though more studies are necessary for an efficient evaluation of the role played by zinc in senile osteoporosis, doctors recommend a proper supplementation of dietary zinc.