title: Osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women: prevalence in a Saudi Arabian sample.
abstract: The study aimed to determine hospital-based prevalence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal Saudi Arabian women. Chest radiographs from consecutive Saudi women over the age of 50 years visiting the emergency room at King Fahd Hospital of the University were evaluated. Of 785 radiographs analysed 159 (20.3%) patients had 198 vertebral fractures. The mean age of the women was 65.7 (SD 8.5) years. In only 37.8% of the radiographs with fractures was a vertebral fracture highlighted in the radiologist's report, and only 13.2% of the women with vertebral fractures were on antiresorptive therapy for osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. drsadat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadat-Ali
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gullenpet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Mulhim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al Turki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Shammary
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Elq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Othman
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017698:Postmenopause; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*