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American Journal of Oral Medicine and Radiology

Volume 5, Issue 2, 2018
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American Journal of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2394 - 7721 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
BONE MINERAL DENSITY PATTERNS AT LUMBAR SPINE AND HIP USING DUAL ENERGY X–RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
Author
Santosh Patil, Pranav Mallya, Arvind Patil
Email
sbpatil@gmail.com
keyword
DEXA scan, BMD, lumbar spine.
Abstract
In recent years, the widespread availability of bone densitometry techniques has given way to working definitions of osteoporosis based on measurements of bone mineral density (BMD). A WHO study group composed of 16 internationally known experts in the field of osteoporosis proposed a criteria for the diagnosis of osteoporosis based on a specific level of bone density. The participants were recruited in the study upon informed consent. The patient underwent bone mineral density at lumbar spine (L1 to L4) and total hip. The study included 269 subjects referred by clinicians for DEXA scan. Of 269 subjects, 35.32% (n=95) were diagnosed osteoporotic at lumbar spine. 36.8% (n=99) were in the osteopenic range and 27.88% (n=75) were in the normal range. When T score classification of study population at spine & hip are compared, it is observed that 41 participants were diagnosed in osteoporotic range at hip and 95 participants were diagnosed in osteoporotic range at lumbar spine. Thus determination of BMD at lumbar spine was more sensitive for diagnosis of osteoporosis in this study.
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