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Vertebral fractures in men and women: how discriminative are bone mass measurements? 1995

A Stewart, and D Felsenberg, and L Kalidis, and D M Reid
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen, UK.

Vertebral fractures are associated with osteoporosis. This study examined men and women with vertebral deformation/fractures, as defined by vertebral morphometry. These were compared with a population derived group measured contemporaneously who were defined as having no vertebral deformation/fracture by the radiographs. All patients underwent a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of the spine and hip, and a broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) scan of their os calcis. The abilities of these two techniques were compared for their discriminatory powers in this type of fracture. The results showed that DXA hip and spine had a better discriminatory power in the female vertebral group compared with BUA. In males none of the bone measurements could discriminate between the fracture and non-fracture groups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008159 Lumbar Vertebrae VERTEBRAE in the region of the lower BACK below the THORACIC VERTEBRAE and above the SACRAL VERTEBRAE. Vertebrae, Lumbar
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D005528 Foot The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones. Feet
D006621 Hip Joint The joint that is formed by the articulation of the head of FEMUR and the ACETABULUM of the PELVIS. Acetabulofemoral Joint,Acetabulofemoral Joints,Hip Joints,Joint, Acetabulofemoral,Joint, Hip,Joints, Acetabulofemoral,Joints, Hip
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000886 Anthropometry The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D012737 Sex Factors Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances. Factor, Sex,Factors, Sex,Sex Factor

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