腿部部宽度遗传风险评分是部骨折的新型独立风险因素

Jonathan H Tobias1,2, Maria Nethander3,4, Benjamin G Faber1,2

  • 1Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol BS10 5NB, United Kingdom.

概括

通过DXA扫描测量的股骨部宽度 (FNW) 提供了一种预测骨折的新方法. 这项研究表明,FNW是关节骨折的因果风险因素,独立于骨矿物质密度,改善骨折预测模型.

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