[Heterogeneity of involutional osteoporosis]
1Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
Abstract:
Bone tissue mineral content (BTMC) was measured on transiliac bone biopsies by a combined microradiographic-microdensitometric technique. The samples originated from 69 osteoporotic postmenopausal women aged 42-86 (mean age 63 years). The diagnosis of osteoporosis was based upon a previous in-hospital screening. Results demonstrated a clear heterogeneity of BTMC values in osteoporotic women as compared with an age-related decrease in 31 age- and sex-matched controls. No correlation with clinical parameters could be found: Therapeutic issues raised by this study are discussed.
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