The lumbar spine age-related degenerative disease influences the BMD not the TBS: the Osteolaus cohort

ConclusionsTBS is not affected by DD. While BMD increases after 62.5 years, TBS continues to decline. For lumbar spine evaluation, in view of its independence from DD, TBS should play a leading role in the diagnosis in complement to BMD.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00198-016-3829-7

Source: Osteoporosis International - February 9, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research