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Forearm fractures in younger women are indicative of poor bone health.
2003 JUN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forearm fractures in younger women are indicative of poor bone health.
"Fractures of the distal forearm are widely regarded as the result of 'fragility'. We have examined the extent to which patients with Colles' fractures have osteopenia. We measured the bone mineral density (BMD) in the contralateral radius of 235 women presenting with Colles' fractures over a period of two years," investigators in Scotland reported.
"While women of all ages had low values for ultra-distal BMD, the values, in age-matched terms, were particularly low among premenopausal women aged less than 45 years," noted C.A. Wigderowitz and colleagues, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital.
"This result was not due to the presence of women with an early menopause. This large survey confirms and extends the findings from earlier small studies. We consider that it is particularly important to investigate young patients with ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Forearm fractures in younger women are indicative of poor bone health.