title: Bone Mineral Density and Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Korean Women with Low-Energy Distal Radius Fractures.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone mineral density and the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Korean women with low-energy distal radius fractures and compared with those of aged-matched normal Korean women. Two hundred and six patients with distal radius fractures between March 2006 and March 2010 were included in this study. Patients were divided into three groups by age; group 1 (50-59 years), group 2 (60-69 years), and group 3 (70-79 years). Controls were age-matched normal Korean women. The bone mineral density values at all measured sites, except for the spine, were significantly lower in group 1 than those of control. While the bone mineral density values in group 2 and 3 were lower than those of controls, these differences were not statistically significant. All groups had significantly higher prevalence of osteoporosis at the Ward's triangle; however, at the spine, femoral neck and trochanteric area it was not significantly different from those of age-matched controls. Although the prevalence of osteoporosis of the postmenopausal women with low-energy distal radius fractures may not be higher than that of the control, osteoporosis should be evaluated especially in younger postmenopausal patients to prevent other osteoporotic hip and/or spine fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Hong Jun
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6300-5437
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea .
authors.forename: Ho Youn
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8781-5533
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Jin Sam
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4454-3643
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Jun-O
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9655-968X
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: In-Ho
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9289-9193
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017698:Postmenopause; D015995:Prevalence; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Distal Radius Fracture; Osteoporosis; Post-Menopausal Women; Prevalence