Postmenopausal women with colles' fracture have lower values of bone mineral density than controls as measured by quantitative ultrasound and densitometry. Export

@article{citeulike:3044772, abstract = {Measurement of ultrasonographic parameters provides information concerning not only bone density but also bone architecture. We investigated the usefulness of ultrasonographic parameters and bone mineral density (BMD) to evaluate the probability of Colles' fracture. Two-hundred eighty-nine postmenopausal women (62.3 +/- 8.7 yr) with (n = 76) and without (n = 213) Colles' fracture were studied. BMD of lumbar spine and proximal femur was evaluated in all women by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), and stiffness in the calcaneus were measured by a Sahara ultrasonometer (Hologic). Patients suffering from Colles' fracture had lower values of BMD adjusted by height at the lumbar spine, L2-L4 (0.797 g/cm2 vs 0.860 g/cm2), femoral neck (0.685 g/cm2 vs 0.712 g/cm2 ), SOS (1518 m/sg vs 1525 m/sg), and stiffness (74.6 vs 77.7) (p < 0.05). Nevertheless, BUA values were similar in both groups. After stepwise logistic regression analysis, the area found under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves was 0.60 for L2L4 and 0.63 for a formula combining L2L4 and height. Our data suggest that patients suffering from Colles' fracture have lower values of BMD by DXA, SOS, and stiffness. However, the ability of these techniques to discriminate is low because the values for the area under ROC curve are 0.60 for L2-L4 and 0.63 for a formula derived of the combination of L2-L4 and height.}, address = {University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Hospital University Insular, Bone Metabolic Unit, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. manuelsosah@canariastelecom.com}, author = {Sosa, M. and Saavedra, P. and del Pino-Montes, J. and Alegre, J. and P\'{e}rez-Cano, R. and Guerra, G. M. and D\'{\i}az-Curiel, M. and Valero, C. and Mu\~{n}oz-Torres, M. and Torrijos, A. and Mosquera, J. and G\'{o}mez-Alonso, C. and {}}, citeulike-article-id = {3044772}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16311428}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16311428}, issn = {1094-6950}, journal = {Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry}, keywords = {densite\_minerale\_osseuse, fracture\_du\_radius, osteoporose\_postmenopausique}, number = {4}, pages = {430--435}, posted-at = {2008-07-26 15:59:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Postmenopausal women with colles' fracture have lower values of bone mineral density than controls as measured by quantitative ultrasound and densitometry.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16311428}, volume = {8}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3044772 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3044772 N2 - Measurement of ultrasonographic parameters provides information concerning not only bone density but also bone architecture. We investigated the usefulness of ultrasonographic parameters and bone mineral density (BMD) to evaluate the probability of Colles' fracture. Two-hundred eighty-nine postmenopausal women (62.3 +/- 8.7 yr) with (n = 76) and without (n = 213) Colles' fracture were studied. BMD of lumbar spine and proximal femur was evaluated in all women by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), and stiffness in the calcaneus were measured by a Sahara ultrasonometer (Hologic). Patients suffering from Colles' fracture had lower values of BMD adjusted by height at the lumbar spine, L2-L4 (0.797 g/cm2 vs 0.860 g/cm2), femoral neck (0.685 g/cm2 vs 0.712 g/cm2 ), SOS (1518 m/sg vs 1525 m/sg), and stiffness (74.6 vs 77.7) (p < 0.05). Nevertheless, BUA values were similar in both groups. After stepwise logistic regression analysis, the area found under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves was 0.60 for L2L4 and 0.63 for a formula combining L2L4 and height. Our data suggest that patients suffering from Colles' fracture have lower values of BMD by DXA, SOS, and stiffness. However, the ability of these techniques to discriminate is low because the values for the area under ROC curve are 0.60 for L2-L4 and 0.63 for a formula derived of the combination of L2-L4 and height. IS - 4 JF - Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry SN - 1094-6950 AD - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Hospital University Insular, Bone Metabolic Unit, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. manuelsosah@canariastelecom.com EP - 435 TI - Postmenopausal women with colles' fracture have lower values of bone mineral density than controls as measured by quantitative ultrasound and densitometry. VL - 8 SP - 430 KW - densite_minerale_osseuse KW - fracture_du_radius KW - osteoporose_postmenopausique AU - Sosa, M AU - Saavedra, P AU - del Pino-Montes, J AU - Alegre, J AU - Pérez-Cano, R AU - Guerra, GM AU - Díaz-Curiel, M AU - Valero, C AU - Muñoz-Torres, M AU - Torrijos, A AU - Mosquera, J AU - Gómez-Alonso, C PY - 2005/// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16311428 ER -