With the acceleration of aging process in human society, the number of osteoporosis patients is increasing day by day. By now osteoporosis has become a serious threat to the health of middle and old aged people. Vitamin K, also known as blood coagulation vitamin, plays a role in many aspects of the bone metabolism, including bone formation, bone resorption, increasing bone strength, improving bone quality, and reducing the risk of osteoporotic fractures. It is effective in the treatment of osteoporosis caused by a variety of factors. Because of few side effects, low toxicity and beneifcial effects, more and more attention has been paid to vitamin K2. The recent research progress of vitamin K2 and osteoporosis is reviewed in this article.

作者：王强；王声雨；顾群；陶树清；陶天遵；荣杰生

来源：中国骨与关节杂志 2013 年 11期