Open AccessA Study on the Correlation of Pertrochanteric Osteoporotic Fracture Severity with the Severity of Osteoporosis
Author(s) -
Prabhnoor Singh Hayer,
Anit Kumar Samuel Deane,
Atul Agrawal,
Rajesh Maheshwari,
Anil Juyal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19267.7629
Subject(s) - osteoporosis , medicine , bone mineral , osteoporotic fracture , correlation , fracture (geology) , observational study , mathematics , geometry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease caused by progressive bone loss. It is characterized by low Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and structural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility and increased risk of fractures. When classifying a fracture, high reliability and validity are crucial for successful treatment. Furthermore, a classification system should include severity, method of treatment, and prognosis for any given fracture. Since it is known that treatment significantly influences prognosis, a classification system claiming to include both would be desirable. Since there is no such classification system, which includes both the fracture type and the osteoporosis severity, we tried to find a correlation between fracture severity and osteoporosis severity.