title: Postmenopausal osteoporosis in Saudi women: A pilot screening.
abstract: One hundred and ten radiographs of calcaneum were reviewed for postmenopausal osteoporosis in Saudi women. These patients had presented to the emergency room with unrelated complaints. The mean (+/- SD) age of this group was 58 (+/-8.9) years with a range of 45 to 80 years. Of these eighty-six (76%) patients had osteoporosis; of these, 42 had mild osteoporosis, 31 had frank osteoporosis, and 11 were diagnosed to have sever osteoporosis. Women with severe osteoporosis were significantly older than those with mild (P=0.0417) as those who were normal (P=0.002). This study indicates a high prevalence of postmenopausal osteoporosis in Saudi women and multicenter, large scale screening should be instituted to determine the incidence of postmenopausal osteoporosis among Saudi women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Radiology, and Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadat-Ali
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: El-Hassan
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Frehi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Muhanna