Progressive Sublesional Bone Loss Extends into the Second Decade After Spinal Cord Injury

Objective: The rate of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) loss at the knee (distal femur (DF) and proximal tibia ) and hip (femoral neck (FN) and total hip (TH)) was determined in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) who were stratified into subgroups based on time since injury (TSI). Design: Cross-sectional retrospective review. Setting: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Private Rehabilitation Hospital. Participants: Data on 105 individuals with SCI (TSI ≤12 months, n = 19; TSI 1–5 years, n = 35; 6–10 years, n = 19; TSI 11–20 years, n = 16; TSI>20 years, n  = 15) and 17 able-bodied reference (ABref) controls.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - November 29, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Christopher M. Cirnigliaro, Mary Jane Myslinski, Pierre Asselin, Joshua C. Hobson, Adam Specht, Michael F. La Fountaine, Steven C. Kirshblum, Gail F. Forrest, Trevor Dyson-Hudson, Ann M. Spungen, William A. Bauman Source Type: research