Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9104578 | Bone | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A significant decrease of all bone measurements, BMD and QUS, was highly predictive of trochanteric fractures, whereas a decrease of femoral neck and trochanteric BMD were only associated with a slight increase in cervical fracture risk and a low total body BMD or QUS parameters were not significant predictors of cervical fractures. In women who sustained a hip fracture, the decrease of BMD and QUS values increases the risk of trochanteric fracture as compared to cervical fracture. Trochanteric fractures were mostly a consequence of a generalized low BMD and QUS, whereas other parameters might be involved in cervical fractures.
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Authors
A.M. Schott, D. Hans, F. Duboeuf, P. Dargent-Molina, T. Hajri, G. Bréart, P.J. Meunier,