Long term prognosis of Scheuermann's disease: The association with fragility fracture - The MINOS cohort
The aim was to assess the association of Scheuermann's disease (SCD) with fracture risk (vertebral, peripheral) and bone mineral density (BMD) in older men. SCD was assessed on the baseline lateral spine radiographs using the Berlin criteria in 766 men aged 50 –85. We evaluated the association of SCD and its diagnostic criteria with incident fracture (vertebral over 7.5 years, peripheral over 10 years) and BMD (baseline). SCD prevalence was 25.2%. SCD and its criteria showed inconsistent associations with BMD at different skeletal sites.
Source: Bone - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Marine Gaud é, Roland Chapurlat, Jean-Baptiste Pialat, Pawel Szulc Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research
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