Open AccessBone Loss and Bone Size after Menopause
Author(s) -
Henrik G. Ahlborg,
Olof Johnell,
Charles H. Turner,
Gunnar Rannevik,
Magnus K. Karlsson
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa022464
Subject(s) - medicine , medullary cavity , bone mineral , apposition , quartile , osteoporosis , menopause , bone density , endocrinology , dentistry , confidence interval
Bone loss increases after menopause. However, bone strength also depends on structural characteristics such as bone size. Whether bone size increases as a result of periosteal apposition and whether a strength index accounting for both bone density and bone size might predict the risk of fracture better than bone density alone are unclear.
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