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Forearm bone mineral density predicts screw loosening after lumbar fusion similar to lumbar Hounsfield unit value in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis
SummaryPreoperative bone density assessment is necessary to predict screw loosening. The forearm BMD is a useful predictor of BMD-related...
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Relationship between paraspinal muscle properties and bone mineral density based on QCT in patients with lumbar disc herniation
ObjectiveIncreasing research suggests that paraspinal muscle fat infiltration may be a potential biological marker for the assessment of...
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Bone collagen quality in lumbar fusion patients: the association between volumetric bone mineral density and advanced glycation endproducts
PurposeThe sole determination of volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) is insufficient to evaluate overall bone integrity. The accumulation of...
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Pubertal increment in insulin resistance is negatively related to lumbar bone mineral density in 18-year-old males
SummaryTransient insulin resistance seen during puberty is expected to favour body growth, but our results show that increment in insulin resistance...
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Association between lumbar endplate damage and bone mineral density in patients with degenerative disc disease
BackgroundTo explore the independent association between lumbar endplate damage and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with degenerative disc...
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Lumbar spine bone mineral density in women breastfeeding for a period of 4 to 6 months: systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundDuring the breastfeeding period, important transient changes in calcium homeostasis are verified in the maternal skeleton, to meet the...
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The lumbar spinal endplate lesions grades and association with lumbar disc disorders, and lumbar bone mineral density in a middle-young general Chinese population
BackgroundLumbar vertebral endplates lesions (LEPLs), one of the etiologies of low back pain (LBP), are one of the most prevalent causes of...
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Use of MRI-based vertebral bone quality score (VBQ) of S1 body in bone mineral density assessment for patients with lumbar degenerative diseases
PurposeTo evaluate the use of the modified and simplified vertebral bone quality (VBQ) method based on T1-weighted MRI images of S1 vertebrae in...
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MRI-based vertebral bone quality score for predicting cage subsidence by assessing bone mineral density following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective analysis
PurposeThis is the first study to evaluate the predictive value of the vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score on cage subsidence after transforaminal...
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The correlation between the serum LDL-C/Apo B ratio and lumbar bone mineral density in young adults
BackgroundNumerous studies have confirmed that atherosclerosis is related to osteoporosis (OP), and patients with atherosclerosis are more prone to...
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Vertebral endplate defects are associated with bone mineral density in lumbar degenerative disc disease
PurposeEvidence has shown that lumbar vertebral endplate defects are clinically relevant and closely related to disc degeneration, but the...
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The association of lumbar disc degeneration with lumbar vertebral trabecular volumetric bone mineral density in an urban population of young and middle-aged community-dwelling Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study
IntroductionLumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (LDD) and osteoporosis (OP) are age-related conditions that induce low back pain and have an...
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Comparison of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral bone quality scores for increased utility of bone mineral density screening
PurposeTo evaluate the associations among the validated lumbar vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score, and cervical and thoracic VBQ scores.
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Bone microstructure and volumetric bone mineral density in patients with global sagittal malalignment
PurposeSagittal spinal malalignment often leads to surgical realignment, which is associated with major complications. Low bone mineral density (BMD)...
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Low lumbar multifidus muscle status and bone mineral density are important risk factors for adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion: a case–control study
BackgroundThe quantity and quality of the paraspinal muscles are important factors that lead to spinal diseases. However, the role of paraspinal...
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Predictors of bone mineral density in patients receiving glucocorticoid replacement for Addison’s disease
PurposePatients receiving long-term glucocorticoid (GC) treatment are at risk of osteoporosis, while bone effects of substitution doses in Addison’s...
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Impaired bone mineral density and microarchitecture in female adolescents with IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy
SummaryThis study compared the bone parameters of adolescents with persistent cow’s milk allergy (CMA) with those of healthy adolescents. Adolescents...
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Associations between apolipoprotein B and bone mineral density: a population-based study
BackgroundLipids are critical in bone metabolism, and several studies have highlighted their importance. This study aimed to investigate the...
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Combinations of two imaging parameters to improve bone mineral density (BMD) assessment in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases
PurposeTo explore whether combining the Hounsfield unit (HU) values and vertebral bone quality (VBQ) scores can improve the BMD assessment in...
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Association of bone mineral density with trichlorophenol: a population-based study
BackgroundTrichlorophenols (TCPs) are metabolites of several organochlorine chemicals, including chlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane, and...
