Evaluation by means of radius bone densitometry of the fracture risk due to osteoporosis in post-menopause.
The aim of this work is to establish the predictive value of radius bone density with reference to the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women. Our data confirm a significant predictability of the radius for limb and rib fractures, but not for vertebral bones.
Busacchi
P
P
1st Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of Bologna University.
Gnudi
S
S
Mongiorgi
R
R
Pelusi
G
G
Gentile
G
G
D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011884:Radius / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors