DXA-derived lumbar bone strain index corrected for kyphosis is associated with vertebral fractures and trabecular bone score in acromegaly.

Simona JaafarGiacomo CristofoliniEmanuela MorenghiLuca RinaudoMaria Francesca BirtoloElisa SalaEmanuele FerranteRoberta MungariElisabetta LavezziLorenzo LeonardiPasquala RagucciFabio M UlivieriLuca BalzariniGiovanna MantovaniAndrea Gerardo LaniaGherardo Mazziotti

Published in: Endocrine (2024)

Lumbar BSI corrected for kyphosis could be proposed as integrated parameter of spine arthropathy and osteopathy in acromegaly helping the clinicians in identifying patients with skeletal fragility possibly predisposed to VFs.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
minimally invasive
palliative care
growth hormone
soft tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
bone loss