Measuring Height in Osteoporosis

Letters and Corrections1 September 1986Measuring Height in OsteoporosisR. F. HERNDON, M.D.R. F. HERNDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-3-462_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The editorial in the June issue concerning screening bone mass measurements in women (1) leads me to agree that in the real world of clinical medicine, such measurements are unreal, self-seeking, or both.I practice general medicine and from February 1985 through June 1986, I have on 3300 separate office visits measured patient height. The nurse does this when the weight is taken. In 18 women, the observed height led to a change in treatment (for osteoporosis), and I filled out a form documenting this (no men made this distinction). The 18 women were aged 52 to...Reference1. OTT S. Should women get screening bone mass measurements [Editorial]? Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:817-23. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByHeight loss with advancing age in a hospitalized population of Polish men and women: magnitude, pattern and associations with mortalityHeight loss predicts subsequent hip fracture in men and women of the Framingham Study 1 September 1986Volume 105, Issue 3Page: 462-462KeywordsBoneNursesOsteoporosis Issue Published: 1 September 1986 PDF DownloadLoading ...