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KMID : 1007020140120030111
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Korean Soceity of Osteroporosis
2014 Volume.12 No. 3 p.111 ~ p.116
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Regional Bone Loss as a Risk Factor for Distal Radius Fracture in Women under 60 Years Old
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Jeong Hwa-Jae
Lee Jin-Myung
Shin Hun-Kyu
Park Jai-Hyung
Park Se-Jin
Ko Taeg-Su
Park Jong-Hyon
Kim Eu-Gene
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Abstract
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Objectives: Some studies have suggested that lumbar spine and hip bone mineral density (BMD) are not associated with distal radius fractures (DRF), and a few studies have investigated regional BMDs at the fracture site, not just the lumbar or hip. We correlated distal radius BMD with DRF in postmenopausal women <60 years old.
Methods: A total of 121 women ≥50 years old with DRF were enrolled in the fracture group, and 72 women without fractures were included as a control group. We measured distal radius BMD in the distal radius contralateral to the fractured bone in the fracture group and that of the lumbar body 5 days after the trauma. BMDs at the distal radius of each group were compared in three age groups (50～59, 60～69, and ≥70 years). Age- and site-specific BMDs were analyzed in each group.
Results: No significant differences in the rate of osteoporosis at the distal radius or lumbar spine were observed in patients ≥60 years old. However, BMD and T-score values of the distal radius in female patients were lower than those in controls <60 years old. BMD and T-score values of the distal radius were lower than those of the lumbar spine in the fracture group <60 years old. BMD of the distal radius also carried a higher relative risk.
Conclusions: Low BMD of the distal radius was an indicator of regional BMD and could be a sensitive risk factor for DRF in women <60 years.
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KEYWORD
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Bone mineral density, Regional bone loss, Distal radius, Fracture, Osteoporosis
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