[Fracture of the axillary margin of the scapula].
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BACKGROUND: The effects of estrogen-therapy on bone mineral density and the incidence of fractures in 132 women with postmenopausal osteoporosis have been studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients were randomly assigned to receive placebo or estrogens (0.15 or 0.3 or 0.625 mg) for 64 months. Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry with the use of Hologic QR-1000 densitometers, in all women. RESULTS: A significant increase in bone mineral density was observed in women receiving estrogens, whereas in those receiving placebo there was a decrease in bone mineral density.