J Korean Med Sci.  2016 Jun;31(6):972-975. 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.6.972.

Bone Mineral Density and Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Korean Women with Low-Energy Distal Radius Fractures

• Jung HJ
• Park HY
• Kim JS
• Yoon JO
• Jeon IH

• KMID: 2373708
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.6.972

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone mineral density and the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Korean women with low-energy distal radius fractures and compared with those of aged-matched normal Korean women. Two hundred and six patients with distal radius fractures between March 2006 and March 2010 were included in this study. Patients were divided into three groups by age; group 1 (50-59 years), group 2 (60-69 years), and group 3 (70-79 years). Controls were age-matched normal Korean women. The bone mineral density values at all measured sites, except for the spine, were significantly lower in group 1 than those of control. While the bone mineral density values in group 2 and 3 were lower than those of controls, these differences were not statistically significant. All groups had significantly higher prevalence of osteoporosis at the Ward's triangle; however, at the spine, femoral neck and trochanteric area it was not significantly different from those of age-matched controls. Although the prevalence of osteoporosis of the postmenopausal women with low-energy distal radius fractures may not be higher than that of the control, osteoporosis should be evaluated especially in younger postmenopausal patients to prevent other osteoporotic hip and/or spine fractures.

Keyword

Osteoporosis; Distal Radius Fracture; Post-Menopausal Women; Prevalence

MeSH Terms

Aged
Body Mass Index
Bone Density
Female
Femoral Neck Fractures/diagnosis
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis/*epidemiology
Postmenopause
Prevalence
Radius Fractures/*diagnosis
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Fractures/diagnosis

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