[Singh femoral index in vertebral osteoporosis]

In 48 patients with osteoporosis and at least one vertebral fracture, the Singh vertebral index, which assesses the femoral trabeculation, was compared to the Meunier vertebral radiologic index, which is determined according to the number and severity of vertebral deformations. The femoral index was abnormal in all patients. However, the threshold level, set by Singh at Stage IV, which supposedly discriminates between subjects with and without osteoporosis could not be confirmed as one-third of the patients with at least one vertebral fracture were Stage V. A statistically significant correlation was found between the femoral index and the vertebral radiological index.