Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Prevalence in Elderly Chinese Men and Women: A Comparison of Endplate/Cortex Fracture –Based and Morphometrical Deformity–Based Methods

This study aims to evaluate endplate/cortex fracture (ECF)-based method for detecting osteoporotic vertebral fracture (VF) in elderly Chinese population (age ≥ 65 years). The radiographs of 1954 elderly Chinese men (mean: 72.3 years) and 1953 elderly Chinese women (mean: 72.5 years) were evaluated according to Genant's morphometrical vertebral deformity (VD) severity criteria, as well as identified VF according to ECF without necessary requirement of V D. According to ECF, grade-1, -2, and -3 VF prevalence was 1.89%, 1.74%, and 2.25% in men, and 3.33%, 3.07%, and 5.89% in women, respectively.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - January 4, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Min Deng, Xian Jun Zeng, Lai-Chang He, Jason C.S. Leung, Anthony W.L. Kwok, James F. Griffith, Timothy Kwok, Ping Chung Leung, Y ì Xiáng J. Wáng Source Type: research