Role of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Prediction of hip and hand fractures in older persons with or without a diagnosis of periodontitis

“…This association is less obvious in younger-old women [8]). A large number of factors, including genetic factors, nutrition, age and hormonal changes, socio-economic factors, smoking and alcohol intake have an impact on both osteoporosis and periodontitis [27].…”

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined the diagnosis of osteoporosis using bone mass density (BMD) as a bone density T value below 2.5 standard deviations (T value) below normal peak values for young persons [7,8]. The use of a standard T-value cut-off (WHO standard) to define osteoporosis by bone density measurements should be viewed with caution as differences in peak bone mass density may vary by ethnicity and country with earlier peak bone mass density at younger age in Scandinavians [9].…”

Degenerative changes at the lumbar spine—implications for bone mineral density measurement in elderly women

“…These criteria are predominantly applied to BMD measurement at the lumbar spine, proximal femur/femoral neck and distal forearm. DXA represents the 'gold standard' in terms of diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of treatment efficacy in the individual and in clinical trials reporting change in BMD (2).…”

Influence of aerobic training on mechanical bone strength in premenopausal women undergoing breast cancer endocrine therapy

“…Metoda podwójnej absorbcjometrii rentgenowskiej (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry -DEXA) jest obecnie podstawowym narzędziem diagnostyki wytrzymałości mechanicznej kości w praktyce lekarskiej [18]. Odporność mechaniczną kości długiej determinuje jej średnica zewnętrzna oraz grubość kości korowej [19,20]. Opisano algorytmy do określania geometrii i struktury kości udowej na podstawie wyników DEXA w proksymalnej części kości udowej (hip strength analysis -HSA) [18,20].…”