Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury : An Evaluation of the Distal Femur
Joint Authors
Lazaretti-Castro, Marise
Gaspar, Alexandra Passos
Brandão, Cynthia M. A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Osteoporosis (OP) in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients is a secondary process in which numerous factors are involved.
Diagnosing OP and the threshold for fractures in this population, based on bone mineral density (BMD) measured by double energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), is still a challenge.
The aim of this study was to evaluate bone mineral loss by DXA, its relationship with body composition and fracture incidence, in complete paraplegics patients, compared with aged-matched controls; we include a nonstandard bone site, the distal femur, and describe the technical and practical aspects of this procedure.
Twenty-five SCI patients were included in the study and 17 subjects as control group.
No prior or recent fractures were observed in X-ray analysis.
The BMD of all femoral sites was significantly lower in patients than in controls (femoral neck, total femur, and distal femur); no difference was observed between BMD of the lumbar spine of patients and controls.
We found inverse relationship between time of SCI and bone mineral mass only for distal femur BMD.
We conclude that the distal femur is a more sensitive bone site for assessing bone loss by DXA, in SCI patients, than the proximal femoral sites.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gaspar, Alexandra Passos& Lazaretti-Castro, Marise& Brandão, Cynthia M. A.. 2012. Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury : An Evaluation of the Distal Femur. Journal of Osteoporosis،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gaspar, Alexandra Passos…[et al.]. Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury : An Evaluation of the Distal Femur. Journal of Osteoporosis No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gaspar, Alexandra Passos& Lazaretti-Castro, Marise& Brandão, Cynthia M. A.. Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury : An Evaluation of the Distal Femur. Journal of Osteoporosis. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478203
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478203