ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2009
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry of the distal femur may be more reliable than the proximal tibia in spinal cord injury.
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- Adiponectin is associated with bone strength and fracture history in paralyzed men with spinal cord injury.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2014Article
- Bone loss in a new rodent model combining spinal cord injury and cast immobilization.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2014Article
- Adiponectin is a candidate biomarker of lower extremity bone density in men with chronic spinal cord injury.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2014Article
- The effects of aging and electrical stimulation exercise on bone after spinal cord injury.Aging and disease · 2013Article
- Sclerostin: a candidate biomarker of SCI-induced osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2013Article
- Association between sclerostin and bone density in chronic spinal cord injury.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2012Article
- Bone mineral density in spinal cord injury: an evaluation of the distal femur.Journal of osteoporosis · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the precision of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scanning at 2 skeletal sites at the knee (proximal femur and distal tibia) in people with SCI.
designCross-sectional.
settingVeterans Affairs Medical Center.
participantsSubjects (N=20) with chronic SCI.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresPrecision as determined by root mean square coefficient of variation (RMS-CV) and root mean square standard deviation (RMS-SD).
resultsAt the distal femur the root RMS-CV was 3.01% and the RMS-SD was 0.025g/cm2. At the proximal tibia the RMS-CV was 5.91% and the RMS-SD was 0.030g/cm2.
conclusionsPrecision at the distal femur is greater than at the proximal tibia and we recommend it as the preferred site for the longitudinal assessment of bone mineral density at the knee in chronic SCI.
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