VERTEBRAL BODY INDEX AND BONE-MINERAL DENSITY IN WOMEN WITH SPINAL FRACTURES - 66 PROBANDS COMPARED WITH CONTROLS

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GOH, JCH
LOW, SL
BOSE, K
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[1] Department of Orthopedics, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, 0511
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ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA SCANDINAVICA | 1994年 / 65卷 / 05期
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10.3109/17453679409000905
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in 61 women with compression fractures of the spine and 66 normal pre-menopausal women. Radiographs of the lateral spine were also obtained and the vertebral body index (VBI) was measured in the region L2-L4. Women with spinal fractures had lower BMD and VBI values. Using both BMD and VBI, 3 regions of fracture risk were defined, All but 2 of the fracture patients were in the moderate- or high-risk region for fracture.
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