Vertebral bone attenuation in Hounsfield Units and prevalent vertebral fractures are associated with the short-term risk of vertebral fractures in current and ex-smokers with and without COPD: a 3-year chest CT follow-up study

ConclusionsOn CT scans performed for pulmonary evaluation in (former) smokers with and without COPD, the combination of BA and prevalent VFs was strongly associated with the short-term risk of incident VFs.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00198-019-04977-w

Source: Osteoporosis International - June 2, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research