Quantification of bone quality and distribution of the proximal humerus with dual-energy computed tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proximal humerus is a common site of osteoporotic fractures, and bone quality is a predictor of surgical reduction quality. Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is assuming an increasingly important role in the quantification of bone mineral density (BMD) due it is ability to perform three-material decomposition. We aimed to analyze the bone quality and distribution of the proximal humerus with DECT quantitatively.

Methods

Sixty-five consecutive patients (average age 49.5±15.2 years; male: female ratio 32:33) without proximal humerus fractures who had undergone DECT were retrospectively selected. The humeral head was divided into 4 regions on a cross section in the medial plane between the greater tuberosity and the surgical neck. The quantitative parameters

SUBMITTER: Yu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498250 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature