Bone material strength index as measured by impact microindentation is low in patients with fractures irrespective of fracture site.

F MalgoN A T HamdyS E PapapoulosN M Appelman-Dijkstra

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)

Our data demonstrate that BMSi is low in fracture patients with low bone mass, irrespective of whether they sustained a vertebral fracture or a non-vertebral fracture.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
hip fracture
postmenopausal women
soft tissue