The prevalence of skeletal fractures shows a marked geographic variability; however, data regarding the Greek population remain limited.To evaluate the frequency of asymptomatic vertebral fractures (VFs), and potential risk factors, in a large sample of Greek postmenopausal women.A cross-sectional study at the University Menopause Clinic.Four hundred fifty-four postmenopausal women aged 35 to 80 years, with an average menopausal age of 9.2±7.1 years.They included medical history, anthropometric and biochemical parameters, bone mineral density (BMD) at lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN), and LS lateral radiographs.Lumbar spine lateral radiographs were evaluated according to quantitative procedures, aiming to identify VFs. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters and values of BMD were compared according to the presence of VFs.A total of 37 (8.15
作者:Irene, Lambrinoudaki;Maria, Flokatoula;Eleni, Armeni;Paraskevi, Pliatsika;Areti, Augoulea;Aris, Antoniou;Andreas, Alexandrou;Maria, Creatsa;Constantinos, Panoulis;Spyridon, Dendrinos;Xenofon, Papacharalambous
来源:The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2015 年 15卷 1期