Prediction of incident vertebral fracture using CT-based finite element analysis

ConclusionThis study shows an association between vertebral strength measures and incident vertebral fracture in men and women. Though limited by a small sample size, our findings also suggest that bone strength estimates by CT-based FEA provide equivalent or better ability to predict incident vertebral fracture compared to CT-based aBMD. Our study confirms that CT-based estimates of vertebral strength from FEA are useful for identifying patients who are at high risk for vertebral fracture.

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Source: Osteoporosis International - October 10, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research