Distal radius in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa: trabecular structure analysis with high-resolution flat-panel volume CT.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine trabecular microarchitecture with high-resolution flat-panel volume computed tomography (CT) and bone mineral density (BMD) with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa (AN) and to compare these results with those in normal-weight control subjects.

Materials and methods

The study was approved by the institutional review board and complied with HIPAA guidelines. Informed consent was obtained. Twenty adolescent girls, 10 with mild AN (mean age, 15.9 years; range, 13-18 years) and 10 age- and sex-matched normal-weight control subjects (mean age, 15.9 years; range, 12-18 years) underwent flat-panel volume CT of distal radius to determine apparent trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV), apparent trabecular number (TbN),

SUBMITTER: Bredella MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2691811 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature