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Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures
Joint Authors
Tuck, Stephen P.
Summers, G. D.
Francis, R. M.
Woolf, A. D.
Scane, A. C.
Pande, Ira
Rawlings, D. J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Femoral neck shaft angle (NSA) has been reported to be an independent predictor of hip fracture risk in men.
We aimed to assess the role of NSA in UK men.
Methods.
The NSA was measured manually from the DXA scan printout in men with hip (62, 31 femoral neck and 31 trochanteric), symptomatic vertebral (91), and distal forearm (67) fractures and 389 age-matched control subjects.
Age, height, weight, and BMD (g/cm2: lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total femur) measurements were performed.
Results.
There was no significant difference in mean NSA between men with femoral neck and trochanteric hip fractures, so all further analyses of hip fractures utilised the combined data.
There was no difference in NSA between those with hip fractures and those without (either using the combined data or analysing trochanteric and femoral neck shaft fractures separately), nor between fracture subjects as a whole and controls.
Mean NSA was smaller in those with vertebral fractures (129.2° versus 131°: P=0.001), but larger in those with distal forearm fractures (129.8° versus 128.5°: P=0.01).
Conclusions.
The conflicting results suggest that femoral NSA is not an important determinant of hip fracture risk in UK men.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tuck, Stephen P.& Rawlings, D. J.& Scane, A. C.& Pande, Ira& Summers, G. D.& Woolf, A. D.…[et al.]. 2011. Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures. Journal of Osteoporosis،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tuck, Stephen P.…[et al.]. Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures. Journal of Osteoporosis No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tuck, Stephen P.& Rawlings, D. J.& Scane, A. C.& Pande, Ira& Summers, G. D.& Woolf, A. D.…[et al.]. Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures. Journal of Osteoporosis. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506753