Trabecular bone score and bone mineral density in patients with long-term controlled acromegaly.

María CalatayudLaura Pérez-Olivares MartínMaría Soledad LibrizziDavid Lora PablosVioleta González MéndezMercedes Aramendi RamosGuillermo Martínez Diaz-GuerraFederico Hawkins

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2021)

Patients with long-term controlled acromegaly can exhibit deterioration of bone microstructure measured with TBS, despite BMD measurement not showing bone loss. Our study suggests that TBS is useful for monitoring the bone status changes in acromegalic patients.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
bone loss
body composition
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported