| Association of the presence of bone bars on radiographs and hip fracture in postmenopausal Caucasian women. | |
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PMID: 22841371 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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AIM: To determine whether the presence of bone bars (BB) identified on anteroposterior hip radiographs are more prevalent in patients that have had a hip fracture as compared to patients without a fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-two Caucasian women with a unilateral proximal femur fracture were retrospectively evaluated and randomly selected using radiology database records to comprise the investigational group. Ninety-eight age-matched Caucasian women without hip fracture were selected as a control group. Anteroposterior hip radiographs were evaluated for the presence of BBs by two musculoskeletal radiologists. Chi-square tests were used to assess whether fractures were more prevalent in patients with BB than those without BB. RESULTS: The patient population was comprised Caucasian women with a mean age of 79.8 ± 6.4 years in the control group and 79.9 ± 6.6 years in the investigational group. Regardless of the reader, BB were identified in a significantly higher percentage of women with a fracture (75 versus 39%, p < 0.001 or 53 versus 38%, p = 0.041) as compared to those without a fracture. CONCLUSION: BB are associated with hip fracture. Their presence is a trigger for requesting a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) examination to confirm or refute a diagnosis of low bone mineral density (BMD) and a subsequent increased risk of fracture. |
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D B Sarver; R Lopez-Ben; S L Morgan; D Rehder; J N Duke; N Fineberg; M J Pitt |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical radiology Volume: 67 ISSN: 1365-229X ISO Abbreviation: Clin Radiol Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-07-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306016 Medline TA: Clin Radiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 840-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA. |
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