Bone Mineral Densitometry
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Position Papers1 December 1987Bone Mineral DensitometryHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-6-932 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOsteoporosis, a progressive reduction in the quantity of bone with age, contributes to the increasing incidence of fractures with advancing age (1, 2). Hip fractures are the most important consequence of osteoporosis. About 247 000 hip fractures occurred in the United States during 1985 (3), accounting for most of the estimated $7 billion to $10 billion in health care costs attributed to osteoporosis. (Kelsey JL. Personal communication.) Fractures of the vertebras, distal forearm, proximal humerus, pelvis, and ribs may also be attributable to decreases in bone strength with advancing age (4).Several methods have been used to measure the quantity...References1. RIGGS B and MELTON L. Involutional osteoporosis. N Engl J Med. 1986;314:1676-86. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. CUMMINGS S, KELSEY J, NEVITT M, and O'DOWD K. Epidemiology of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. Epidemiol Rev. 1985;7:178-208. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. . 1985 Summary: National Hospital Discharge Survey. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics. DDHS publication no. 127. Google Scholar4. MELTON L and RIGGS B. Epidemiology of age-related fractures. In: AVIOLI LV, ed. The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment. New York: Grune and Stratton; 1983:45-72. Google Scholar5. . Radiologic methods to evaluate bone mineral content. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:908-11. LinkGoogle Scholar6. WAHNER H and RIGGS B. 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Feinstein, M.D.; Charles E. Lewis, M.D.; Malcolm L. Peterson, M.D.; C. S. Lewis, Jr., M.D.; Steven A. Schroeder, M.D.; Quentin D. Young, M.D. This paper was adopted by the Board of Regents on 26 June 1987. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySetting a standard for a “silent” disease: defining osteoporosis in the 1980s and 1990sWorking Practices of the Menopause ClinicSingle- and Dual-Energy: X-Ray AbsorptiometryOsteoporosis from the Perspective of a RadiologistOsteoporotic fractures: background and prevention strategiesBone Measurement, Physical Activity and the Aging SkeletonAbnormal Bone Metabolism in ThalassemiaSkeletal Physiology and Osteoporosis8 Osteoporosis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and managementResults of Bone Densitometry Affect Women's Decisions about Taking Measures To Prevent FracturesSusan M. Rubin, MPH, Steven R. 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