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Volume 12 Issue 3 ( July-September ) 2023

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Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Females: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dr. Mohini Thakur, Dr. Deepika Anuragi, Dr. Poorva Parihar, Dr. Himanshu Singh

The primary objective of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of vertebral fractures among postmenopausal Indian women. The study involved the assessment of chest radiographs from a consecutive cohort of Indian women aged over 50 years who presented at a tertiary care Indian Hospital. Among the 456 radiographs that were meticulously analyzed, it was revealed that a substantial portion of patients displayed vertebral fractures. The average age of the women included in the study was determined to be 66.9 years, with a standard deviation of 7.8 years. Notably, a mere 12.3% of the women who exhibited vertebral fractures were found to be under antiresorptive therapy, a treatment strategy employed for managing osteoporosis. These findings underscore the potential underdiagnosis of vertebral fractures in radiological reports and the relatively low utilization of antiresorptive therapy in affected individuals.

 
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