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Wrinkles may predict risk of bone fractures

The number and depth of wrinkles on the face and neck can predict the risk that, in women, bone fractures, according to a U.S. study published Monday in the United States of America.

The explanation lies in the fact that the level of protein in the skin is associated with the existing bone, according to the authors of the study, which concluded that if a woman's face and neck are marked by deep wrinkles, then it faces a risk higher production of fractures due to decreased bone density.

Researchers at Yale University examined 114 postmenopausal women at least three years in a clinical trial underway in the United States of America.

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American doctors have studied patients in 11 points on the skin on the face and neck, both visually and using a device that allows measurement of skin elasticity on the forehead and cheeks.

Mass and bone density were measured by ultrasound and X-ray

"The wrinkles are more numerous, the lower bone density independent of age and other factors that influence bone mass," said Lubna Pal, a professor of gynecology and fertility at the Faculty of Medicine at Yale University, the study coordinator.

The findings of this study were presented at the colloquium held at Boston the American Society of Endocrinology. 

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