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Two hundred radiographs of the calcaneum and 200 radiographs of the femoral neck from 100 persons were compared. A system of calcaneal grading, different from that earlier reported (8), was evolved which correlated significantly with the Singh Index (18). We found that resorption of secondary tensile and compressive trabeculae occurred before resorption of the primary trabeculae. Interruption of primary compressive trabeculae, which was previously described (8), is an inconstant feature. Our system using six grades is easier to correlate with the Singh Index. We found that osteoporosis increased progressively with age and was three times more common in females than males.
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200 radiographies du calcanéum et 200 radiographies du col du fémur ont été comparées chez 100 sujets. Un système de classement de l'aspect du calcanéum, différent de celui précédemment publié (8), a été mis au point, qui correspond d'une manière significative avec l'index de Singh (18). Nous avons trouvé que la résorption des trabécules secondaires, ductiles et compressifs, survient avant la résorption des trabécules primitifs. L'interruption des trabécules compressifs primitifs, qui a été antérieurement décrite (8), est un fait inconstant. De plus notre système avec une division en 6 degrés est plus facile à faire correspondre avec l'indice de Singh. Nous avons trouvé que l'ostéoporose augmente progressivement aves l'âge et qu'elle est trois fois plus fréquente chez les femmes chez les hommes.
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Aggarwal, N.D., Singh, G.D., Aggarwal, R. et al. A survey of osteoporosis using the calcaneum as an index. International Orthopaedics 10, 147–153 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267758
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