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2079411

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
The pelvic radiographs of 312 patients aged 18 to 92 years were reviewed to determine if the Singh index was valid or not. The cortical thickness of the lower part of the femoral calcar, the stress index (body weight, physical activity, and femoral neck angle), and the Singh Index (trabecular pattern of the femoral neck) were measured in each patient and correlated with each other and with the patient's age, sex, and dominant side. It was found that the Singh index correlates well with age but not with the cortical thickness or stress index. Thus, the Singh index is an unreliable measure of osteopenia, and we conclude that other methods should be used for screening patients with osteoporosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0020-9996
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1116-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Cortical thickness and trabecular pattern of the femoral neck as a measure of osteopenia.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article