Bone Abstracts

Risk factors for osteoporosis are often present among patients referred for diagnostic CT scans. Recent UK Clinical Guidelines (NICE-CG146) promote the initial use of FRAX in the majority of patients at risk of osteoporotic fracture, in any health setting. We gained approval and NHS Innovation funding for a pilot service whereby patients undergoing a routine clinical CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis could be screened by estimating their 10-year fracture risk. Patient and radio...

Focal cortical thinning and loss of trabecular structure in the proximal femur is associated with hip fracture. We analysed clinical computed tomography (CT) scans in cases and controls to explore their contributions to hip fracture in women.We used cortical bone mapping (CBM) and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) after combining women with hip fracture from FEMCO and Prague Hip Joint in Trauma studies (n=138, 52 Trochanteric and 86 Femoral N...