Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
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An association between atypical fractures and general cortical thickness of the femoral shaft is often suggested in the literature. Our radiographic measurements of 59 atypical and 218 ordinary fractures now exclude a difference larger than 10 % in mean femoral cortical thickness (sum of lateral and medial) with 95 % confidence. ⋯ The concept of a generally increased cortical thickness in patients with atypical fractures should be reconsidered.
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The risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures increased by increasing recalled amount of weight loss when dieting in women aged ≥ 46 years and in those with BMI < 25 kg/m(2) participating in the Tromsø Study (1994/1995-2009). The increased risk was present both in women with few and several episodes of recalled dieting. ⋯ The increased risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures by recalled dieting in women indicates that maintenance of a stable weight may have beneficial effects on fracture risk.