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Predictive value of BMD for hip and other fractures.
Olof Johnell
1 ,
John A Kanis ,
Anders Oden ,
Helena Johansson ,
Chris De Laet ,
Pierre Delmas ,
John A Eisman ,
Seiko Fujiwara ,
Heikki Kroger ,
Dan Mellstrom ,
Pierre J Meunier ,
L Joseph Melton ,
Terry O'Neill ,
Huibert Pols ,
Jonathan Reeve ,
Alan Silman ,
Alan Tenenhouse
Jul 2005
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Abstract
The relationship between BMD and fracture risk was estimated in a meta-analysis of data from 12 cohort studies of approximately 39,000 men and women. Low hip BMD was an important predictor of fracture risk. The prediction of hip fracture with hip BMD also depended on age and z score.