Vertebral bone quality score predicts fragility fractures independently of bone mineral density

Current evidence suggests that dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, the conventional method defining osteoporosis, is underutilized and, when used, may underestimate patient risk for skeletal fragility. It has recently been suggested that other imaging modalities may better estimate bone quality, such as the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score which also may assess vertebral compression fracture risk in patients with spine metastases.

Source: The Spine Journal - May 27, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jeff Ehresman, Andrew Schilling, Xinghai Yang, Zach Pennington, A. Karim Ahmed, Ethan Cottrill, Daniel Lubelski, Majid Khan, Kendall F. Moseley, Daniel M. Sciubba Source Type: research