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Bone Microarchitecture Phenotypes Identified in Older Adults Are Associated With Different Levels of Osteoporotic Fracture Risk.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2022
Whittier Danielle E, Samelson Elizabeth J, Hannan Marian T, Burt Lauren A, Hanley David A, Biver Emmanuel, Szulc Pawel, Sornay-Rendu Elisabeth, Merle Blandine, Chapurlat Roland, Lespessailles Eric, Wong Andy Kin On, Goltzman David, Khosla Sundeep, Ferrari Serge, Bouxsein Mary L, Kiel Douglas P, Boyd Steven K
Abstract excerpt
Prevalence of osteoporosis is more than 50% in older adults, yet current clinical methods for diagnosis that rely on areal bone mineral density (aBMD) fail to detect most individuals who have a fragility fracture. Bone fragility can manifest in different forms, and a "one-size-fits-all" approach to diagnosis and management of osteoporosis may not be suitable. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed...
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