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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
166
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1982-8-14
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pubmed:abstractText |
The incidence of spontaneous postmenopausal fractures and their relationship to menopausal age and bone mass were determined in a representative sample of 70-year-old Danish women. Two hundred and eighty-five women (1.2% of all women in that age group) were examined by case history, by 125I photon absorptiometry in both forearms (BMC), by metacarpal index (CA/TA), and by lateral radiographs of the spine. Twenty-four per cent of the participants had sustained single fractures, and 20% multiple fractures. Nineteen per cent had fractures of the lower forearm, 5% of the proximal humerus, 4% of the hip, and 5% crush fractures of the spine. These comprise Group I fractures, the most definite expressions of osteoporosis. The remaining other long bone fractures (7%) and spinal wedge fractures (18%) comprise Group II fractures. Group I cases were characterized by an earlier onset of the menopause and a definite decrease in bone mass, as judged from BMC and CA/TA, as compared with the nonfracture group. Group II cases did not display this distinction. Of Group I cases, those with multifractures differed from those with single fractures by having a five-year earlier occurrence of first fracture, a further decrease in bone mass, and a slightly raised serum alkaline phosphatase level. Serum calcium and phosphate levels were the same in all groups.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0009-921X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
75-81
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Bone and Bones,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Denmark,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Fractures, Spontaneous,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Menopause,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Minerals,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Osteoporosis,
pubmed-meshheading:7083689-Spinal Injuries
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pubmed:year |
1982
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Epidemiology of postmenopausal spinal and long bone fractures. A unifying approach to postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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