Oct 25, 2012 19:31
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French term

ostéopénie fracturaire

French to English Medical Medical (general)
The sentence is

La densitométrie du 12.08.2011 montre une ostéopénie fracturaire

I don't understand how densitometry can see fractures.

Thanks for help!

Andreas
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Oct 25, 2012 21:20: AllegroTrans changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Medical (general)"

Discussion

Anne Schulz Oct 26, 2012:
The point is probably that densitometric bone density indicates a relevant fracture risk.
Andreas THEODOROU (asker) Oct 26, 2012:
Hi all, thanks for answers. Doesn't the increased fracture risk go without saying? By analogy with "ostéoporose fracturaire", I am inclined to think that "ostéopénie fracturaire " means "osteopenia in person who has had a fracture".
Daryo Oct 25, 2012:
how densitometry can see fractures? What densitometry can see is not actual bone fractures, but changes in bone density that are signs of increased risk of bone fractures voir: "risque fracturaire"

Proposed translations

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fracture risk osteopenia/ osteopenia with fracture risk

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agree Anne Schulz
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks all for answers - given the context i think it must be this"

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www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/guide/bone-mineral-density
The bone density scan helps diagnose osteoporosis and osteopenia by assessing your risk for fractures. WebMD explains.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopenia
Osteopenia was defined in June 1992 by the World Health Organization. A group of experts decided that condition would mean a bone density that was one standard deviation below that of an average 30-year-old white woman.


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Osteoporosis Risk Factors
courses.washington.edu/bonephys/oprisk.htmlJump to How bone density predicts fracture risk‎: Many studies demonstrate the ability of bone density to predict fractures, especially fragility ...

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Bone density and Fracture Risk
courses.washington.edu/bonephys/opFxRisk.htmlBone density and Fracture Risk. graph of hip fracture risk. The above graph shows data from the NHANES study, using the Hologic DEXA, with superimposed ...
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