骨质疏松症(Osteoporosis简称OP)是目前威胁人类健康的一种疾病。据统计:全世界约有2亿妇女患骨质疏松症。在美国,1986年单纯股骨颈骨折达24.7万人,耗费资金70多亿美元。在西德,每年因骨质疏松引起的骨折,折磨着5万多人,年耗费资金6亿多马克。在我国,骨质疏松症患者约6000万至8000万人。在上海,老年人中有56.8％为骨质疏松症患者(其中男性为52.85％,女性为57.87％),成年人中有12.53％为骨质疏松症患者(其中男性为7.05％,女性 Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis referred to as OP) is currently a threat to human health. According to statistics, about 200 million women in the world suffer from osteoporosis. In the United States, in 1986, pure femoral neck fractures reached 247,000, costing more than $ 7 billion. In West Germany, an annual bone fracture is caused by osteoporosis, afflicting more than 50,000 people and costing more than 600 million DM annually. In our country, about 60 million to 80 million people suffer from osteoporosis. In Shanghai, 56.8% of the elderly are osteoporosis patients (52.85% for males and 57.87% for females), and 12.53% of adults are osteoporosis patients (7.05% for males,