Effects of Sex and Age on Bone Microstructure at the Ultradistal Radius: A Population‐Based Noninvasive In Vivo Assessment

In a population-based cross-sectional study, we examined effects of sex and age on bone microstructure at the wrist using high-resolution 3-D pQCT. Compared with women, men had thicker trabeculae in young adulthood and had less microstructural damage with aging. These findings may contribute to the virtual immunity of men to age-related increases in wrist fractures.Although changes in bone microstructure contribute to fracture risk independently...