The prevalence of Schmorl's nodes in osteoporotic vs normal patients: a Middle Eastern population study.

M OthmanVenugopal K Menon

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2022)

The prevalence of SN in the sample of Omanis studied was 41.1% and was most frequently seen in older men in the lumbar spine. It is strongly associated with osteoporosis/osteopenia (88.4%) and frequently presents as solitary central lesions.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
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ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
middle aged
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physical activity
early stage
radiation therapy