Rib cortical bone thickness variation in adults by age and sex

• Published in: Journal of anatomy Vol. 241; no. 6; pp. 1344 - 1356
• Main Authors: Holcombe, Sven A., Derstine, Brian A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Aging; Bone loss; computational models; Computed tomography; Cortical bone; Cortical Bone - diagnostic imaging; cortical thickness; Female; Females; Fractures; Humans; Life span; Male; Males; Mapping; Mathematical models; Middle Aged; Original; Osteoporosis; Regions; Regression analysis; Rib; Rib Fractures; Ribs - diagnostic imaging; Sex; Sex differences; Statistical analysis; Thinning; Thorax; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trauma; Young Adult; computational models; computed tomography; rib; cortical thickness; cortical bone

Rib fractures are a common and serious outcome of blunt thoracic trauma and their likelihood is greater in older individuals. Osteoporotic bone loss is a well‐documented aging phenomenon with sex‐specific characteristics, but within rib bones, neither baseline maps of regional thickness nor the rate...