Alshaali Anood Jamal, Abd El Aal Soha Abd El Aziz, AlJaziri Amal Mohamad, Abdellatif Tamer Mohamed Farid, Taryam Manal Mohammad Omran, Monsef Nahed AbdulKhaleq
Elderly Care Unit, Health Affairs Department, Primary Health Care Services Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Primary Health Care Services Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Int J Rheumatol. 2019 Mar 6;2019:7974534. doi: 10.1155/2019/7974534. eCollection 2019.
Vertebral fractures are one of the most common fractures associated with low bone mineral density. However two-thirds to three-fourths of patients with vertebral fractures are not clinically recognized. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures in patients referred for bone densitometry and the most common site of fracture. The study was carried out in the osteoporosis clinic in Dubai primary health care center. A total of 120 patients were examined using the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Of all the patients, 48.3% were osteoporotic and 40.9% were osteopenic. The overall prevalence of vertebral fracture was 14.2%. The result showed that the prevalence of vertebral fracture was higher in female compared to male (15.7% and 9.7%, respectively). It was found that patients aged 80 and above had the highest prevalence of vertebral fracture (54.5%). Undiagnosed vertebral fractures were common. Therefore, it is crucial to prevent vertebral fracture through early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of osteoporosis.
椎体骨折是与低骨密度相关的最常见骨折之一。然而，三分之二至四分之三的椎体骨折患者在临床上未被识别。本研究的目的是确定接受骨密度测定的患者中椎体骨折的患病率以及最常见的骨折部位。该研究在迪拜初级卫生保健中心的骨质疏松诊所进行。共有120名患者接受了双能X线吸收测定法检查。在所有患者中，48.3%为骨质疏松症患者，40.9%为骨质减少患者。椎体骨折的总体患病率为14.2%。结果显示，女性椎体骨折的患病率高于男性（分别为15.7%和9.7%）。发现80岁及以上的患者椎体骨折患病率最高（54.5%）。未诊断出的椎体骨折很常见。因此，通过早期诊断和适当治疗骨质疏松症来预防椎体骨折至关重要。
