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Can severe osteoporosis and arthritis come from the same root cause or are they both independent of each other?
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Independent: These are generally indpendent except both can occurs more frequently as one ages and some meds used to treat arthritis such as Prednisone can cause osteoporosis.
Answered 6/30/2014
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