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Osteoporosis
Historical height loss predicts vertebral fracture with high degree of accuracy
March 16th, 2006
Patients with height loss >6.0 cm should have spine radiographs to examine for the presence of vertebral fractures. According to a report from Canada, "Historical height loss (HHL) can be calculated as the difference between a patient's tallest recalled height (TRH) and the current measured height (MH). We examined the accuracy of HHL as a clinical test for the detection of prevalent vertebral fractures." K. Siminoski and colleagues of the University of Alberta explained, "Subjects were postmenopausal women aged 50 or older who had been referred for specialist assessment of osteoporosis risk (n=323; average age 66.0±9.2 years; range 50-92...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-16)
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