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The predictive value of fracture, disease, and falling tendency for fragility fractures in women

Calcified Tissue International volume 45, pages 327–330 (1989)Cite this article

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In 1,076 women who had been interviewed from 1970 to 1976 with regard to previous fracture and disease, all fragility fractures that occurred from 1975 to 1985 were recorded. Hip and vertebral fractures were good predictors of future fragility fractures but mainly in younger women (<70 years) and this was also the case for fracture of the distal end of the forearm in the age group 40–59. Later in life, falling tendency became the important predictor.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, S-21401, Malmö, Sweden

    Per Gärdsell, Olof Johnell & Bo E. Nilsson

  2. Department of Statistics, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, S-21401, Malmö, Sweden

    Jan Åke Nilsson

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Gärdsell, P., Johnell, O., Nilsson, B.E. et al. The predictive value of fracture, disease, and falling tendency for fragility fractures in women. Calcif Tissue Int 45, 327–330 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02556001

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Key words

  • Fragility fracture
  • Bone mineral content
  • Falls
  • Cerebral disorder