Incident osteoporotic fractures

1. Vertebral fracture predicts incident osteoporotic fractures in humans (Adjusted RR 1.50 (95% CI 1.21–1.86)).

   “After adjustment for age, femoral neck BMD, weight, and treatment, the RR was 1.50 (95% CI, 1.21-1.86) for osteoporotic fractures”

   HumansOne or more baseline vertebral fractures; adjusted for age, femoral neck BMD, weight, and treatment3 yearsfemalesn = 5,157

   Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) with a densitometer predicts future fractures in elderly women unselected for osteoporosis

   Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research·1 Oct 2008

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