biostudies-literatureRosillo INIHNIAMS NIH HHSNIH HHS1752-1761https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11638554biostudies-literatureUnknown39(12)Patella fractures are not typically considered osteoporotic fractures. We compared bone mineral density (BMD) and microstructure in elderly women from a multiethnic population-based study in New York City with any history of a patella fracture (n = 27) to those without historical fracture (n = 384) and those with an adult fragility forearm fracture (n = 28) using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Compared to those without fracture, women with patella fracture had 6.5% lower areal BMD (aBMD) by DXA only at the total hip (p=.007), while women with forearm fracture had lower aBMD at multiple sites and lower trabecular bone score (TBS), adjusted for age, body mass index, race and ethnicity (all p<.05). By HR-pQCT, Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchPatella fractures are associated with bone fragility - a retrospective study.PMC11638554RF1AG054023R01 AR071986Germosen CWalker MAgarwal SBucovsky MRosillo IColon IRawal RKil NShane EfalsePatella fractures are associated with bone fragility - a retrospective study.Patella fractures are not typically considered osteoporotic fractures. We compared bone mineral density (BMD) and microstructure in elderly women from a multiethnic population-based study in New York City with any history of a patella fracture (n = 27) to those without historical fracture (n = 384) and those with an adult fragility forearm fracture (n = 28) using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Compared to those without fracture, women with patella fracture had 6.5% lower areal BMD (aBMD) by DXA only at the total hip (p=.007), while women with forearm fracture had lower aBMD at multiple sites and lower trabecular bone score (TBS), adjusted for age, body mass index, race and ethnicity (all p<.05). By HR-pQCT, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Nov2026-06-04T07:03:13.634Z2026-05-06T03:12:37.762ZS-EPMC116385543938546010.1093/jbmr/zjae165