Combining areal DXA bone mineral density and vertebrae postero-anterior width improves the prediction of vertebral strength.

Objective: Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is an important determinant of bone strength (BS), despite the fact that the correlation between aBMD and BS is relatively weak. Parameters that describe BS more accurately are desired. The aim of this st...

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Publicado en:Skeletal Radiology Vol. 42; no. 12; pp. 1717 - 1726
Autores principales: Taton, Grzegorz, Rokita, Eugeniusz, Wróbel, Andrzej, Korkosz, Mariusz, Tatoń, Grzegorz
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2013
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          Taton, Grzegorz
          Rokita, Eugeniusz
          Wróbel, Andrzej
          Korkosz, Mariusz
          Tatoń, Grzegorz
        affil: Department of Biophysics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Łazarza 16, 31530, Kraków, Poland
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          Absorptiometry, Photon Methods
          Bone Density Physiology
          Imaging, Three-Dimensional Methods
          Lumbar Vertebrae Physiology
          Lumbar Vertebrae Radiography
          Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Methods
          Weight-Bearing Physiology
          Adult
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Cadaver
          Compressive Strength Physiology
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          Male
          Middle Age
          Body Weights and Measures
          Reproducibility of Results
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Stress, Mechanical
          Tensile Strength Physiology
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Male
      ab: Objective: Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is an important determinant of bone strength (BS), despite the fact that the correlation between aBMD and BS is relatively weak. Parameters that describe BS more accurately are desired. The aim of this study was to determine whether the geometrical corrections applied to aBMD would improve its ability for BS prediction. We considered new parameters, estimated from a single DXA measurement, as well as BMAD (bone mineral apparent density) reported in the literature.Materials and Methods: In vitro studies were performed with the L3 vertebrae from 20 cadavers, which were studied with DXA and quantitative computed tomography (QCT). A mechanical strength assessment was carried out. Two new parameters were introduced: vBMD(min) = aBMD/W(PA)(min) and vBMD(av) = aBMD/W(PA)(av) (W PA(min) -minimal vertebral body width in postero-anterior (PA) view, W(PA)(av) - average PA vertebral body width). Volumetric BMD measured by QCT (vBMD), aBMD, BMAD, vBMD(min), and vBMD(av) were correlated to ultimate load and ultimate stress (P(max)) to find the best predictor of vertebrae BS.Results: The coefficients of correlation between P(max) and vBMD(min), vBMD(av), as well as BMAD, were r = 0.626 (p = 0.005), r = 0.610 (p = 0.006) and r = 0.567 (p = 0.012), respectively. Coefficients for vBMD and aBMD are r = 0.648 (p = 0.003) and r = 0.511 (p = 0.03), respectively.Conclusions: Our results showed that aBMD normalized by vertebrae dimensions describes vertebrae BS better than aBMD alone. The considered indices vBMD(av), vBMD(min), and BMAD can be measured in routine PA DXA and considerably improve BS variability prediction. vBMD(min) is superior compared to vBMD(av) and BMAD.
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