The population burden of fractures originates in women with osteopenia, not osteoporosis
- 13 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Osteoporosis International
- Vol. 17 (9), 1404-1409
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-006-0135-9
Abstract
Osteoporosis is associated with increased risk for fracture. However, most postmenopausal women have bone mineral density (BMD) within the normal or osteopenic range. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of the population burden of fragility fractures arising from women at modest risk for fracture.Keywords
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