Relationships between T-scores at the hip and bone mineral density at the distal femur and proximal tibia in persons with spinal cord injury.

Conclusion: The DF and PT cutoff value for aBMD of 0.60 g/cm2 was a moderate predictor of T-score values at the TH and FN, with considerable inaccuracies outside the clinically acceptable limits of agreement. As such, the direct measurement of knee aBMD in persons with SCI should be performed, whenever possible, prior to prescribing weight bearing upright activities, such as robotic exoskeletal-assisted walking. PMID: 31663832 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research