ReviewIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Trabecular Bone Score-An Emerging Tool in the Management of Osteoporosis.
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- Trabecular bone score in adults with type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Pooled it
- The influence of physical activity intensity on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in young adults with overweight and obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Trial
- Trabecular bone score in the hip: a new method to examine hip bone microarchitecture-a feasibility study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Trial
- Bone as a Biomarker of Ageing and Senescence: Connecting Musculoskeletal Health to Longevity via Diet, Nutrition and Exercise.Biology · 2026Review
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- Demystifying machine learning approaches in digital bone imaging using microCT and HRpQCT.Bone reports · 2026Review
- Women with Graves' Disease Have Altered Proximal Hip Geometry, Trabecular Bone Score and Body Composition Parameters: A Case-Control Study from Southern India.Calcified tissue international · 2026Article
- Investigating traditional and novel predictors of a single versus multiple fragility fractures in a large observational cohort.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Prophylactic fixation in elderly fractures: Preventive breakthrough or unnecessary intervention?World journal of orthopedics · 2025Review
- CT-based hounsfield unit as an alternative osteoporosis assessment in ankylosing spondylitis patients with bamboo spine.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Management of aromatase inhibitor-associated bone loss (AIBL) in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer: An updated joint position statement of the IOF, CABS, ECTS, IEG, ESCEO, IMS, and SIOG.Journal of bone oncology · 2025Review
- Skeletal health status among patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism: results from the Canadian National Hypoparathyroidism Registry (CNHR).Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Trabecular bone score in the assessment of bone health in thalassemia major.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Personalized Approaches to Spine Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2024Article
- Clinical significance of trabecular bone score of DXA in hip fracture patients-comparative study between trochanteric fractures and neck fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Bone mass, microarchitecture and turnover among young Indian women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Endocrine · 2024Article
- Excess dietary salt is associated with an altered bone strain index, degraded bone microarchitecture, vertebral fractures, and increased prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women-A study from a teaching hospital in southern India.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2024Article
- Value of Hounsfield units measured by chest computed tomography for assessing bone density in the thoracolumbar segment of the thoracic spine.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
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- Association of trabecular bone score with disease parameters and vertebral fractures in axial spondyloarthritis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) is currently the gold standard for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, however, it has its own pitfalls. Trabecular bone score (TBS), a novel tool in the evaluation of osteoporosis is an indirect indicator of bone microarchitecture. It is a textural index that evaluates pixel gray-level variations in the lumbar spine DXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) image. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated that TBS may independently predict fragility fractures. TBS can also be used to adjust FRAX probabilities of fracture, though data available till date doesn't support any additional benefit. TBS also shows an improving trend with anti-osteoporotic treatment; however, the least significant change (LSC) is high that it takes more than 2 years for the change to manifest. TBS is also used in the evaluation of bone strength in cases of secondary osteoporosis. Though TBS predicts fracture risk independently in both genders, with the currently available data, it cannot be recommended as a standalone tool for decision regarding treatment of osteoporosis. TBS can be used as a tool to complement BMD in assessment of bone health. Additional studies are needed to assess its utility in clinical practice.
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