RESULTS: In the femoral neck 42% of the patients had osteopenia (-2.5 SD < BMD T score < -1 SD) and another 41% had osteoporosis (BMD T score < -2.5). In the spine 34% of the patients had ...
In this analysis from the previously published, manufacturer-sponsored Fracture Intervention Trial, researchers focus on 3737 postmenopausal women (age range, 55-80) with femoral neck T-scores at ...
“Patient risk factors [include] osteopenia ... consider an in-situ neck cut and avoid high torsional stresses that could break the femur. “To prevent [fracture], I like to get an adequate ...