The association between osteoarthritis and osteoporotic fracture: the Chingford Study.

Journal article

Studies of the association between the presence of osteoarthritis (OA) and the risk of osteoporotic fractures have produced conflicting results. To address this question further, we have examined the association between self-reported, validated fractures and radiological OA at multiple sites in a large population of normal Caucasian women aged 45-65 yr. Despite having increased bone mineral density (BMD) of 5.3%, subjects with hip OA had a significantly increased risk of fracture [odds ratio ...

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Authors: Arden, N; Griffiths, G; Hart, D; Doyle, D; Spector, T

• Journal: British journal of rheumatology
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 1299-1304
• Publication date: 1996-12-01
• ISSN: 0263-7103
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Lumbar Vertebrae; Case-Control Studies; Fractures, Bone; Muscle Contraction; Body Weight; Bone Density; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Female; Middle Aged; Gonadal Steroid Hormones; Osteoporosis; Osteoarthritis