| Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of different bone and joint degenerative diseases in postmenopausal women, and its relationship with bone mineral density (BMD), which may provide the basis for prevention and treatment of postmenopausal bone and joint degenerative disease. Methods From September 2013 to March 2016, 959 cases of postmenopausal women were chosen in our hospital. BMD and T value of the lumbar spine and femoral neck were the research objects. According to the different bone and joint degenerative diseases, they were divided into fragility fracture group, lumbar degenerative disease group, knee osteoarthritis group, and no obvious joint disease groups. SPSS 19.0 software was used for the statistical analysis. Results ① Lumbar BMD and T values were different with statistical significance among groups (P < 0.05), and they were lowest in the lumbar degenerative diseases patients comparing to the other 3 groups (P < 0.05), while they were the highest in the knee osteoarthritis group comparing to the other 3 groups (P < 0.05). ② Femoral neck BMD and T values were statistically different among groups (P < 0.05), and they were the lowest in the fragility fracture group comparing to the other 3 groups (P < 0.05), while they were the highest in the knee osteoarthritis group comparing to the other 3 groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion The fragility fracture is mostly related to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, while other bone and joint diseases are significant correlated to osteoporosis in different extent and degree. In the treatment of the bone and joint diseases, we should pay attention to the prevention of osteoporosis at the same time. |