Bone Mineral Density And Trabecular Bone Score In Men With Vertebral Fractures

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the trabecular bone score (TBS) and bone mineral density (BMD) in men with osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Materials and methods We've examined 197 men aged 45-89 years, divided according to the gerontologic classification: 45-59 yrs (n=83), 60-74 yrs (n=86), 75-89 yrs (n=28). Group A – consists of 44 men with vertebral fractures (mean age – 63.7±10.8 yrs; mean height – 1.73±7.02 m; mean weight – 79.4±14.9 kg) and group B – 153 men without fractures (mean age – 62.3±10.2 yrs; mean height – 1.73±6.29 m; mean weight – 76.3±8.9 kg). The BMD of lumbar spine L1-L4, femoral neck and total body were measured by DXA (Prodigy, GEHC Lunar, Madison, WI, USA). The TBS L1-L4 was assessed by the TBS iNsight® software package installed on our DXA machine (Med-Imaps, Pessac, France). Results In total group we found that men with osteoporotic vertebral fractures have significantly lower TBS L1-L4 (A – 1.027±0.210, B – 1.185±0.170; F=25.54; p Conclusion Subjects with vertebral fractures have significantly lower TBS and BMD parameters than the healthy men.