articleJournal of Bone and Mineral ResearchApr 1, 2002BRONZE OA

Incidence of Vertebral Fracture in Europe: Results From the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS)

DDDr. D AJ M G AA JD WC D LI A Armas JB C J R B W S K I J O JA G Vaz A R G P C T G Hap G HH DM W Nave JJ CJ K AD OB J Terence W. Felsenberg Silman Lunt Armbrecht Ismail Finn Cockerill Banzer Benevolenskaya Bhalla Bruges Cannata Cooper Dequeker Eastell Felsch Gowin Havelka Hoszowski Jajic Janott Johnell Kanis Kragl Lopes Lorenc Lyritis Masaryk Matthis Miazgowski Parisi Pols Poor Raspe Reid Reisinger Scheidt Stepan Todd Weber Woolf Yershova Reeve O'Neill
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Abstract

Vertebral fracture is one of the major adverse clinical consequences of osteoporosis; however, there are few data concerning the incidence of vertebral fracture in population samples of men and women. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of vertebral fracture in European men and women. A total of 14,011 men and women aged 50 years and over were recruited from population-based registers in 29 European centers and had an interviewer-administered questionnaire and lateral spinal radiographs performed. The response rate for participation in the study was approximately 50%. Repeat spinal radiographs were performed a mean of 3.8 years following the baseline film. All films were evaluated…

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    Dr. D AJ M G AA JD WC D LI A Armas JB C J R B W S K I J O JA G Vaz A R G P C T G Hap G HH DM W Nave JJ CJ K AD OB J Terence W. Felsenberg Silman Lunt Armbrecht Ismail Finn Cockerill Banzer Benevolenskaya Bhalla Bruges Cannata Cooper Dequeker Eastell Felsch Gowin Havelka Hoszowski Jajic Janott Johnell Kanis Kragl Lopes Lorenc Lyritis Masaryk Matthis Miazgowski Parisi Pols Poor Raspe Reid Reisinger Scheidt Stepan Todd Weber Woolf Yershova Reeve O'NeillCorresponding

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  • Medicine
  • Osteoporosis
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Vertebra
  • Radiography
  • Deformity
  • Population
  • Prospective cohort study
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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