Effect of excluding fractured or abnormal vertebrae on the trabecular bone score measurement.

ABSTRACT: Brief rationale: The use of L1-L4 vertebrae, without exclusions, has been recommended for trabecular bone score (TBS) measurements.

Main result

Excluding abnormal and fractured vertebrae affected the TBS. Significance of the paper: Fracture or degenerative abnormality may not affect TBS. The preferred action may involve including all levels without exclusions.

Purpose

The use of L1-L4 vertebrae, without exclusions, has been recommended for trabecular bone score (TBS) measurements. We aimed to investigate the effect of excluding fractured or abnormal vertebrae from TBS.

Methods

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry images of 2767 participants, including 1080 without excluded vertebrae, 556 with fractured vertebrae, and 1131 with abnormal vertebrae showing a 1.0 T-score diffe

SUBMITTER: Lin YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671424 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature