Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity
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Tsutomu Akahane

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• Research Article
  Bone Strength, Skeletal Muscle Area, and Biochemical Markers Associated with Bone Metabolism in Patients with Fragility Distal Radius Fracture
  Author(s): Shigeharu Uchiyama* , Shota Ikegami, Mikio Kamimura, Hideki Moriya, Tsutomu Akahane, Kiichi Nonaka, Toshihiko Imaeda and Hiroyuki KatoShigeharu Uchiyama* , Shota Ikegami, Mikio Kamimura, Hideki Moriya, Tsutomu Akahane, Kiichi Nonaka, Toshihiko Imaeda and Hiroyuki Kato
  
  Distal radius fracture (DRF) is often the first fragility fracture that occurs in postmenopausal women and exhibits the high risk of future fragility fractures at the other skeletal sites. So far, the other factors rather than bone mineral density have not been well investigated. Our aim was to determine the characteristics of the patients with previous fragility DRFs. We enrolled 48 postmenopausal women with a history of fragility DRF (fracture group) and age-matched 96 healthy postmenopausal women volunteers (control group). Hip BMD of all the participants was obtained using DXA. Geometrical parameters and biomechanical indices of the femoral neck were obtained using quantitative CT. Using CT images, the cross-sectional area of the skeletal muscle and fat inside the fascia was calculated at the proximal thigh. Twelve biochemical markers and hormones associated with bone meta.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9509.1000167

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