Bouxsein, "Theoretical implications of the biomechanical
fracture threshold," Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol.
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.8
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"As a result, when the density dropped with age there wasn't far to go to reach the
fracture threshold.
There is a need to study the BMD-fracture relationship in Indians (
fracture threshold) to determine the ideal normative data for the Indian population (34).
Of adult women with anorexia nervosa, 38% have osteoporosis, and 50% have a bone mineral density (BMD) level below the
fracture threshold.
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.
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.
Available trochanteric padding systems fail to reduce femoral impact force below
fracture threshold. Orthop Res Soc Trans 1993; 18: 560.
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. The hard hip protectors reduced the impact to a significantly greater degree, however.
Energy-shunting external hip protector attenuates the peak femoral impact force below the theoretical
fracture threshold. J Bone Miner Res 1995; 10: 1437-42.
Unlike adults, the
fracture threshold with low bone mineral density in pediatric patients is unknown.