Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: Pitfalls in measurement and interpretation of bone mineral density

MK Garg, S Kharb - Indian journal of endocrinology and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Osteoporosis is common disorder of elderly population all over the world as well as in India.
The presence of osteoporosis predicts fracture risk. Fragility fracture has marked morbidity …

Low bone mineral status in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

XF Li, H Li, ZD Liu, LY Dai - European Spine Journal, 2008 - Springer
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a pathological entity of unknown etiology. The
causes of osteoporosis or osteopenia in AIS remain undetermined. Whether poor bone …

Vertebral bone quality score to predict cage subsidence following oblique lumbar interbody fusion

Y Huang, Q Chen, L Liu, G Feng - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Current evidence suggests that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based
vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score is a good parameter for evaluating bone quality. We …

Discordantly high spinal bone mineral density values in patients with adult lumbar scoliosis

IP Pappou, FP Girardi, HS Sandhu, HK Parvataneni… - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purposes of this study were: 1) to
investigate the validity of bone mineral density measurements with DEXA in patients with …

Patient physiology influences the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score

S Aynaszyan, LG Devia, IF Udoeyo, SA Badve… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Osteoporosis is a critical issue affecting postmenopausal women
and the aging population. A novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based vertebral bone …

Bone structural and mechanical indices in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis evaluated by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT)

WS Yu, KY Chan, FWP Yu, BKW Ng, KM Lee, L Qin… - Bone, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is associated with systemic low bone mass. It
could persist into adulthood and was shown to be an important prognostic factor for curve …

Characterization of osteopenia/osteoporosisin adult scoliosis: does bone density affect surgical outcome?

M Yagi, AB King, O Boachie-Adjei - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The aim of this study is to validate the
prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in woman patients with adult scoliosis and to …

DEXA sensitivity analysis in patients with adult spinal deformity

A Gupta, S Upadhyaya, A Patel, HA Fogel, T Cha… - The spine journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a debilitating condition that commonly
requires surgical intervention. However, ASD patients may also present with osteoporosis …

The impact of osteoporosis on adult deformity surgery outcomes in Medicare patients

K Varshneya, A Bhattacharjya, RT Jokhai… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To identify the impact of osteoporosis (OS) on postoperative outcomes in Medicare
patients undergoing ASD surgery. Background Patients with OP and advanced age …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis of the value of MRI-based VBQ scores for evaluating osteoporosis

A Chen, S Feng, L Lai, C Yan - Bone Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Osteoporosis is the most common skeletal disease in humans. Early onset of
osteoporosis is usually asymptomatic, so early diagnosis is critical. The purpose of this study …