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ArticleSports medicine and health science2023

A novel non-invasive method for predicting bone mineral density and fracture risk using demographic and anthropometric measures.

Justin Aflatooni, Steven Martin, Adib Edilbi, Pranav Gadangi, William Singer, Robert Loving, Shreya Domakonda, Nandini Solanki, Patrick C McCulloch, Bradley Lambert

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Article in Sports medicine and health science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Justin AflatooniOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Steven MartinSydney & J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine & Human Performance, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Adib EdilbiOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Pranav GadangiOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
William SingerOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Robert LovingOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Shreya DomakondaOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Nandini SolankiOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Patrick C McCullochOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Bradley LambertOrthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Houston Methodist · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fractures are costly to treat and can significantly increase morbidity. Although dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is used to screen at risk people with low bone mineral density (BMD), not all areas have access to one. We sought to create a readily accessible, inexpensive, high-throughput prediction tool for BMD that may identify people at risk of fracture for further evaluation. Anthropometric and demographic data were collected from 492 volunteers (♂275, ♀217; [44 ​± ​20] years; Body Mass Index (BMI) = [27.6 ​± ​6.0] kg/m

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AssessmentBoneBone densityFractureFracture riskOsteoporosis

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PMID38314040
PMCPMC10831384
OpenAlexW4386616193

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