Tibial or hip BMD predict clinical fracture risk equally well: results from a prospective study in 700 elderly Swiss women

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Date of Publication
2009
Publication Type
Article
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Universitätspoliklini...

Contributor
Franta, O
Krieg, M A
Subject(s)

600 - Technology::610...

Series
Osteoporosis international
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
0937-941X
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Language
English
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
19096747
Description
In a randomly selected cohort of Swiss community-dwelling elderly women prospectively followed up for 2.8 +/- 0.6 years, clinical fractures were assessed twice yearly. Bone mineral density (BMD) measured at tibial diaphysis (T-DIA) and tibial epiphysis (T-EPI) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was shown to be a valid alternative to lumbar spine or hip BMD in predicting fractures.
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