fracture threshold

a measure of bone density used in predicting osteoporosis risk factors. Various investigators have established different methods of interpreting bone density data. One method predicts that 95% of women will have vertebral fractures if their trabecular bone volume is less than 14% of the mean.

fracture threshold

Bone physiology A theoretical cancellous bone density below which osteoporosis-related fractures occur. See Osteoporosis Imaging A benchmark–below which fractures are more common–determined by bone densitometry.

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The presence of portable and cost effective measuring tools for the diagnosis of osteoporosis is essential; QUS presents itself as a non-destructive, nonionizing, inexpensive technique for the assessment of the mechanical properties of bone, which would contribute to the detection of osteoporosis, and would also allow the formulation of a fracture threshold.

Measurements of bone mineral density and stiffness index in young Saudi females

This was expected since fracture threshold is a measure of the mechanical strength of the coating material, independent of the substrate difference.

Comparative examination of adhesive and cohesive properties of fluorinated coatings on stone/tile surfaces

As a result, when the density dropped with age there wasn't far to go to reach the fracture threshold.

Are your bones older than you? OSTEOPOROSIS KILLS MORE WOMEN THAN CANCER EACH YEAR BUT MOST OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHAT STATE OUR BONES ARE IN. WE SENT FOUR WOMEN TO FIND OUT.. BY CAROLINE JONES

Bone mineral density and fracture threshold in South Indian elderly.

Osteoporosis in Indians

Of adult women with anorexia nervosa, 38% have osteoporosis, and 50% have a bone mineral density (BMD) level below the fracture threshold.

Young anorexics risk long-term bone damage

When a relatively thick layer of soft tissue was simulated with 1 inch of foam surrounding the surrogate femur, all the hip protectors reduced the force of the impact to below the average fracture threshold.

Hard hip protectors found more effective than soft ones for fracture prevention

The decrease in bone quality may not only cause individuals to cross a fracture threshold earlier, but, we hypothesize, it may also impede normal fracture healing.

Lead exposure inhibits fracture healing and is associated with increased chondrogenesis, delay in cartilage mineralization, and a decrease in osteoprogenitor frequency

Available trochanteric padding systems fail to reduce femoral impact force below fracture threshold.

Hip protectors

When a relatively thick layer of soft tissue was simulated with 1 inch of foam surrounding the femur, all the hip protectors reduced the force of the impact below the average fracture threshold.

Hard hip protectors more effective

Energy-shunting external hip protector attenuates the peak femoral impact force below the theoretical fracture threshold.

Acceptability and compliance with wearing energy-shunting hip protectors: a 6-month prospective follow-up in a Finnish nursing home

Unlike adults, the fracture threshold with low bone mineral density in pediatric patients is unknown.

Refer patients with low bone mineral density: false alarm can be harmful

Vertebral fractures are often induced by minor trauma, especially among the oldest age groups, where most women are expected to be under the fracture threshold of bone mineral density [3-5].

A community-based population study of vertebral fractures in 85-year-old men and women