Kostyuk V. Osteoporosis and distal forearm fractures in people of different age

Thesis is designed to study prevalence, risk factors of distal forearm fractures and their dependence upon age, sex, season, meteorological conditions and structural-functional state of bone tissue. It was found that occurrence of distal forearm fractures in men does not differ with age, while in post-menopausal women it starts to increase. Stiffness index and other ultrasound parameters of structural-functional bone state were proved to decrease lea-ding to aggravated risk and increased number of osteoporotic distal forearm fractures. Capacities of ultrasound densitometry in prognostication of fractures were revealed. Efficacy of active vit. D metabolites in correction of structural-functional bone changes of patients.