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To the Editor: In their report on postmenopausal bone loss and bone size, Ahlborg and colleagues (July 24 issue)¹ used the rate of fractures in each quartile of medullary expansion in correlation with the bone mineral density, the section modulus, and the strength index. But they did not report the circumstances, such as environmental hazards at home or other medical conditions leading to fractures, that may have predisposed a subgroup to more frequent falls. They also did not report on falls that did not result in fracture.

Ala M. Mohamed, M.D.
Ministry of Health
Ruwi 112, Oman
alasaid@omantel.net.om

1. Ahlborg HG, Johnell O, Turner CH, Rannevik G, Karlsson MK. Bone loss and bone size after menopause. N Engl J Med 2003;349:327-334. [Free Full Text]

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