Differences in site-specific fracture risk among older women with discordant results for osteoporosis at hip and spine: study of osteoporotic fractures.

Journal: Journal Of Clinical Densitometry : The Official Journal Of The International Society For Clinical Densitometry
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Abstract

To examine the fracture pattern in older women whose bone mineral density (BMD) T-score criteria for osteoporosis at hip and spine disagree, hip and spine BMD were measured in Study of Osteoporotic Fractures participants using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Hip osteoporosis was defined as T-score

Authors
Howard Fink, Stephanie Harrison, Brent Taylor, Steven Cummings, John Schousboe, Michael Kuskowski, Katie Stone, Kristine Ensrud