@article{ref1,
title="Cervical and trochanteric hip fractures: bone mass and other parameters",
journal="Clinical rheumatology",
year="1999",
author="Stewart, Audrey and Porter, R. W. and Primrose, W. R. and Walker, L. G. and Reid, D. M.",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="201-206",
abstract="We examined 310 hip fracture patients (55 men, 255 women) to identify differences in those patients who had suffered a cervical fracture compared with those with a trochanteric fracture of the hip. Patients underwent a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of their hip and total body and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) scans of their heel. Other measurements included medical/drug history. Significant differences were found for broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and DXA total-body measurements, with those with a cervical fracture having a higher bone mass. Those with a trochanteric fracture showed a significantly higher incidence of stroke (12.8% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.05), while high blood pressure/antihypertensive therapy was significantly more common in the cervical fracture group (11.6% vs. 4.3%, p < 0.03). Therefore, it is not only bone parameters that differ in these patients. In the presence of certain medical conditions, preventative therapy may be directed to managing co-existing conditions as well as improving bone density.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0770-3198",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}