Open AccessRate of Bone Density Change Does Not Enhance Fracture Prediction in Routine Clinical Practice
Author(s) -
William D. Leslie,
Suzanne N. Morin,
Lisa M. Lix
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2871
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral neck , bone mineral , hazard ratio , osteoporosis , confidence interval , bone density , hip fracture , risk factor , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , cohort , population , surgery , environmental health
There is contradictory information on whether the rate of bone mineral density (BMD) loss is an independent risk factor for osteoporotic fractures and whether this should be included in fracture prediction systems.
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