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  Vol. 166 No. 10, May 22, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly Women With Alzheimer Disease—Reply

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We appreciate the comment by Kanna and Roffe regarding our article.1 Metacarpal computed x-ray densitometer measurement has been validated, and its accuracy was found to be comparable with the better known but less available method of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. In previous studies on patients with Parkinson disease or stroke, we found second metacarpal BMD by computed x-ray densitometer measurement to correlate with risk of hip fracture.2-3 Therefore, reduced second metacarpal BMD in patients with Alzheimer disease appears to reflect a decrease throughout the appendicular skeleton. When patients were divided into 2 groups according to their Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, the incidence of a hip fracture was higher in patients with a lower MMSE score, and risedronate therapy reduced the incidence almost equally in the 2 groups with higher or lower scores. Although we did not assess the level of physical exercise of the patients, their mental state . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Yoshihiro Sato, MD; Tomohiro Kanoko, PhD; Kei Satoh, MD; Jun Iwamoto, MD



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