RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study

• Main Authors: Svanhild Waterloo, Luai A Ahmed, John A Eisman, Bente Morseth, Nguyen D Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen, Anne J Sogaard, Nina Emaus
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Morphometry; Vertebral deformity; Vertebral fractures; Populatio; Norway; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.272.697

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. The aim o...