dc.contributor.author | Øyen, Jannike | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Brudvik, Christina | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gjesdal, Clara Gram | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tell, Grethe Seppola | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lie, Stein Atle | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hove, Leiv M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-12T12:25:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-12T12:25:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.Published | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 93(4): 348-356 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0021-9355 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/4765 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Distal radial fractures occur earlier in life than hip and spinal fractures and may be the first sign of osteoporosis. The aims of this case-control study were to compare the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis between female and male patients with low-energy distal radial fractures and matched controls and to investigate whether observed differences in bone mineral density between patients and controls could be explained by potential confounders. Methods: Six hundred and sixty-four female and eighty-five male patients who sustained a distal radial fracture, and 554 female and fifty-four male controls, were included in the study. All distal radial fractures were radiographically confirmed. Bone mineral density was assessed with use of dual x-ray absorptiometry at the femoral neck, total hip (femoral neck, trochanter, and intertrochanteric area), and lumbar spine (L2-L4). A self-administered questionnaire provided information on health and lifestyle factors. Results: The prevalence of osteoporosis was 34% in female patients and 10% in female controls. The corresponding values were 17% in male patients and 13% in male controls. In the age group of fifty to fifty-nine years, 18% of female patients and 5% of female controls had osteoporosis. In the age group of sixty to sixty-nine years, the corresponding values were 25% and 7%, respectively. In adjusted conditional logistic regression analyses, osteopenia and osteoporosis were significantly associated with distal radial fractures in women. Osteoporosis was significantly associated with distal radial fractures in men. Conclusions: The prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with distal radial fractures is high compared with that in control subjects, and osteoporosis is a risk factor for distal radial fractures in both women and men. Thus, patients of both sexes with an age of fifty years or older who have a distal radial fracture should be evaluated with bone densitometry for the possible treatment of osteoporosis. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. | eng |
dc.title | Osteoporosis as a Risk Factor for Distal Radial Fractures. A Case-Control Study | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2011 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.j.00303 | |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Orthopedic surgery: 784 | eng |