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Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture

Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3 30 Eylül 2018
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Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture

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Aim: The most common pathology after thoracic trauma is rib fracture. In this study, it was aimed to determine whether there is a correlation between characteristics of fractures and bone mineral densities of patients treated with rib fracture after trauma.

Material and Methods: All patients were classified into the following two categories: i) Major trauma (traffic accident, stomping, and fall from height) and minor trauma (falls on a single level, after coughing, and after chopping wood); ii) Patients were also divided into two groups, single rib fracture and multiple rib fractures. In all patients, bone Hounsfield Unit (HU) measurements of L1, L2, and L3 corpuscles entering the thoracic tomography crosssections were performed and their average was recorded. The results were statistically analyzed using the t-test.

Results: Of the 23 patients included in the study (4 women, 19 men), all were over 18 years of age and the mean age was 52.1 (32-89) years. There were 12 patients with major trauma, 11 patients with minor trauma. There were only one rib fracture in 7 patients and multiple rib fractures in 16 patients. The mean bone density of all patients was 177.82.

Conclusion: The detection of significantly lower densities in a single rib fracture suggests that an injury that may not cause fracture in normal bone densities is likely to cause a single rib fracture in these patients. Patients whose bone mineral density average was lower than 160 were more likely to have rib fractures with minor trauma. 

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Eylül 2018

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Ağustos 2018

Kabul Tarihi

27 Ağustos 2018

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2018 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Yıldıran, H. (2018). Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, 9(3), 158-161. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.453669
AMA
1.Yıldıran H. Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture. TJCL. 2018;9(3):158-161. doi:10.18663/tjcl.453669
Chicago
Yıldıran, Hüseyin. 2018. “Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 9 (3): 158-61. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.453669.
EndNote
Yıldıran H (01 Eylül 2018) Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 9 3 158–161.
IEEE
[1]H. Yıldıran, “Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture”, TJCL, c. 9, sy 3, ss. 158–161, Eyl. 2018, doi: 10.18663/tjcl.453669.
ISNAD
Yıldıran, Hüseyin. “Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 9/3 (01 Eylül 2018): 158-161. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.453669.
JAMA
1.Yıldıran H. Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture. TJCL. 2018;9:158–161.
MLA
Yıldıran, Hüseyin. “Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, c. 9, sy 3, Eylül 2018, ss. 158-61, doi:10.18663/tjcl.453669.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Yıldıran. Evaluation of bone mineral density as an indicator of possible osteoporosis in patients with rib fracture. TJCL. 01 Eylül 2018;9(3):158-61. doi:10.18663/tjcl.453669


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