Femoral neck axis length, height loss and risk of hip fracture in males and females
Femoral neck axis length, height loss and risk of hip fracture in males and females
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DOI:
10.1007/s001980050051
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发表时间:
1998-01-01
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4
通讯作者:
Sambrook, PN
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作者:
Center, JR;Nguyen, TV;Sambrook, PN
Hip axis length (HAL) has been proposed as an independent predictor of hip fracture risk in Caucasian females. Femoral neck axis length (FNAL) is a similar measure of femoral geometry but does not include acetabular structures. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hip geometry, using FNAL, and hip fractures in elderly males and females in relation to other anthropometric data. The study group comprised 123 females (23 hip fracture patients and 100 age-matched controls) and 137 males (13 hip fracture patients, 65 age-matched controls and 59 current-height-matched controls). All subjects had femoral neck bone mineral density measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. From these scans, FNAL was measured as the Linear distance from the base of the greater trochanter to the apex of the femoral head. FNAL was correlated significantly with current height (r = 0.47 and r = 0.56 for females and males respectively; p < 0.0001) and peak height (r = 0.45 and r = 0.57 for females and males respectively; p