Fracture incidence and secular trends between 1989 and 2013 in a population based cohort: The Rotterdam Study

Fracture incidence needs to be evaluated over time to assess the impact of the enlarging population burden of fractures (due to increase in lifespan) and the efficacy of fracture prevention strategies. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD) measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at baseline with fracture risk over a long follow-up time period. Incident non-vertebral fractures were assessed in 14,613 individuals participating in the Rotterdam Study with up to 20  years of follow-up.

Source: Bone - June 7, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Katerina Trajanoska, Josje D. Schoufour, Ester A.L. de Jonge, Brenda C.T. Kieboom, Marlies Mulder, Bruno H. Stricker, Trudy Voortman, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Edwin H.G. Oei, M. Arfan Ikram, M. Carola Zillikens, Fernando Rivadeneira, Ling Oei Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research