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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2015

Usefulness of Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Using Lumbar Bone Mineral Density in Prediction of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture.

Heui Seung Lee, Sang Hyung Lee, Young Seob Chung, Hee-Jin Yang, Young-Je Son, Sung Bae Park

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Correlations of Serum Hormones and Bone Mineral Density with Fracture and Balance Ability of Postmenopausal Patients and Effects of Calcitriol.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heui Seung LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Hyung LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Young Seob ChungDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Hee-Jin YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Young-Je SonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Sung Bae ParkDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the value of lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) in fracture risk assessment (FRAX) tool.

methodsOne hundred and ten patients aged over 60 years were enrolled and divided into 2 groups as non-osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) and OVF groups. The 10-year-risk of major osteoporotic vertebral fracture of each group was calculated by FRAX tool with femoral and lumbar spine BMDs to compare the usefulness of lumbar spine BMD in prediction of OVF. The blood level of osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) as markers of activities of osteoblast and osteoclast, respectively were analyzed using the institutional database.

resultsIn the OVF group, the ratio of patients with previous fracture history or use of glucocorticoid was higher than those in non-OVF group (p=0.000 and 0.030, respectively). The levels of T-score of femur neck and lumbar spine in OVF group were significantly lower than those in non-OVF group (p=0.001 and 0.000, respectively). The risk of OVF in FRAX using femur BMD in non-OVF and OVF groups was 6.7±6.13 and 11.4±10.06, respectively (p=0.007). The risk of using lumbar BMD in the 2 groups was 6.9±8.91 and 15.1±15.08, respectively (p=0.002). The areas under the receiver operator characteristic curve in the FRAX risk with lumbar and femur neck BMD were 0.726 and 0.684, respectively. The comparison of osteocalcin and CTX was not significant (p=0.162 and 0.369, respectively).

conclusionIn our study, the 10-year risk of major osteoporotic fracture in the OVF group of our study was lower than the recommended threshold of intervention for osteoporosis. Hence, a lower threshold for the treatment of osteoporosis may be set for the Korean population to prevent OVF. In the prediction of symptomatic OVF, FRAX tool using lumbar spine BMD may be more useful than that using femur neck BMD.

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