Abstract
We examined 310 hip fracture patients (55 men, 255 women) to identify differences in those patients who had suffered a cervical fracture compared with those with a trochanteric fracture of the hip. Patients underwent a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of their hip and total body and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) scans of their heel. Other measurements included medical/drug history. Significant differences were found for broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and DXA total-body measurements, with those with a cervical fracture having a higher bone mass. Those with a trochanteric fracture showed a significantly higher incidence of stroke (12.8% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.05), while high blood pressure/antihypertensive therapy was significantly more common in the cervical fracture group (11.6% vs. 4.3%, p < 0.03). Therefore, it is not only bone parameters that differ in these patients. In the presence of certain medical conditions, preventative therapy may be directed to managing co-existing conditions as well as improving bone density.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 201-206 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical Rheumatology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- cervical hip fractures
- dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
- elderly
- quantitative ultrasound
- trochanteric hip fractures
- X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY
- band ultrasound attenuation
- proximal femur
- mineral density
- women
- risk
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Cervical and trochanteric hip fractures : Bone mass and other parameters. / Stewart, A ; Porter, R W ; Primrose, W R ; Walker, L G ; Reid, D M .
In: Clinical Rheumatology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1999, p. 201-206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical and trochanteric hip fractures
T2 - Bone mass and other parameters
AU - Stewart, A
AU - Porter, R W
AU - Primrose, W R
AU - Walker, L G
AU - Reid, D M
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We examined 310 hip fracture patients (55 men, 255 women) to identify differences in those patients who had suffered a cervical fracture compared with those with a trochanteric fracture of the hip. Patients underwent a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of their hip and total body and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) scans of their heel. Other measurements included medical/drug history. Significant differences were found for broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and DXA total-body measurements, with those with a cervical fracture having a higher bone mass. Those with a trochanteric fracture showed a significantly higher incidence of stroke (12.8% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.05), while high blood pressure/antihypertensive therapy was significantly more common in the cervical fracture group (11.6% vs. 4.3%, p < 0.03). Therefore, it is not only bone parameters that differ in these patients. In the presence of certain medical conditions, preventative therapy may be directed to managing co-existing conditions as well as improving bone density.
AB - We examined 310 hip fracture patients (55 men, 255 women) to identify differences in those patients who had suffered a cervical fracture compared with those with a trochanteric fracture of the hip. Patients underwent a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of their hip and total body and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) scans of their heel. Other measurements included medical/drug history. Significant differences were found for broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and DXA total-body measurements, with those with a cervical fracture having a higher bone mass. Those with a trochanteric fracture showed a significantly higher incidence of stroke (12.8% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.05), while high blood pressure/antihypertensive therapy was significantly more common in the cervical fracture group (11.6% vs. 4.3%, p < 0.03). Therefore, it is not only bone parameters that differ in these patients. In the presence of certain medical conditions, preventative therapy may be directed to managing co-existing conditions as well as improving bone density.
KW - cervical hip fractures
KW - dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
KW - elderly
KW - quantitative ultrasound
KW - trochanteric hip fractures
KW - X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY
KW - band ultrasound attenuation
KW - proximal femur
KW - mineral density
KW - women
KW - risk
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 201
EP - 206
JO - Clinical Rheumatology
JF - Clinical Rheumatology
SN - 0770-3198
IS - 3
ER -