ArticleMaedica2018
Role of Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan in the Diagnosis of Chronic Low Back Pain - a Prospective Randomized Controlled Study in Osteoporotic Patients Hospitalized in a Tertiary Care Institute.
Article in Maedica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fractal Dimension Analysis and Radiomorphometric Indices as Predictors for Low Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: A CBCT-Based Study.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2026Article
- Bone Fusion in the Cervical Spine: Where Are We Now?Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Cervical Vertebral Bone Quality Score Is a Novel Reliable Index Reflecting the Condition of Paraspinal Muscles and Predicting Loss of Cervical Lordosis After Open-Door Laminoplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- A novel cervical vertebral bone quality score can independently predict cage subsidence after anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Different cervical vertebral bone quality scores for bone mineral density assessment for the patients with cervical degenerative disease undergoing ACCF/ACDF: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging-based study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Screw Insertional Torque Measurement in Spine Surgery: Correlation With Bone Mineral Density and Hounsfield Unit.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesOsteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by a decrease in bone mass, with accompanying microarchitectural damage that increases the risk of bone fracture. The aim of this study is to evaluate various risk factors for osteoporosis and the role of DEXA scan in diagnosing the problem in an earlier stage. MATERIALS AND
methodsAbout 100 patients who presented with complaint of low back pain in our outpatient department were studied and subjected to a DEXA scan.
resultsThe age range of patients included in this study was between 35 and 70 years. Of all subjects, 85.10% (n=57) were females and 78.80% (n=26) males. The number of those with significant medical or surgical history was 31% (n=31). The anthropometric characteristics of the studied group included weight, height, and also BMI in kg/m2, which was 20.23, 21.06 in male subjects and 19.343, 20.42 in female ones. Regarding DEXA measurements, the bone mineral density was 0.97±0.27 (0.48, 1.96) for males and 0.83±0.21(0.01, 1.60) for females, with a total of 0.88±0.24 (0.01, 1.96).
conclusionLow back pain is highly prevalent in postmenopausal women. DEXA is a widely accepted radiological tool used to detect osteoporotic changes in bones earlier, with a higher accuracy than plain radiographs of skeletal system. It is relatively cheap, needs no special preparation and involves less radiation hazard.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.