Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study

• Main Authors: Waterloo, Svanhild, Ahmed, Luai A, Center, Jacqueline R, Eisman, John A, Morseth, Bente, Nguyen, Nguyen D, Nguyen, Tuan, Sogaard, Anne J, Emaus, Nina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
• Subjects: Morphometry; Vertebral deformity; Vertebral fractures; Population-based study; Norway; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/3

Abstract Background Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are, as the hip fractures, associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Norway has one of the highest reported incidences of hip fractures in the world. Because of methodological challenges, vertebral fractures are not extensively studied. T...