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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024

Using QCT for the prediction of spontaneous age- and gender-specific thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and accompanying distant vertebral fractures.

Yuwen Shen, Yiqiu Shi, Xinru Gu, Ping Xie, Lianwei Zhang, Linhe Wu, Sitong Yang, Wen Ren, Kefu Liu

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  1. [Disease burden of spinal fractures in China from 1990 to 2021 and temporal trends: A comparative analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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Yuwen Shen *Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Yiqiu Shi *Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Xinru Gu *Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Ping XieDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Lianwei ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Linhe WuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Sitong YangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Wen RenDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China.
Kefu LiuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Gusu School of Nanjing Medical University, No.242, GuangJi Road, Suzhou, 215008, Jiangsu, China. liukefu13218190832@163.com.

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Gusu medical professional project GSWS2019020Jiangsu high level health professional project LGY2017010Suzhou key diseases project LCZX202212
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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the value and age- and gender-specific threshold values of bone mineral density (BMD) by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) for the prediction of spontaneous thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and thoracolumbar junction fractures accompanying distant vertebral fractures.

methodsAmong the 556 patients included, 68 patients had thoracolumbar vertebral fractures (12 patients with distant vertebral fractures, 56 patients without distant vertebral fractures) and 488 patients had no vertebral fractures. All patients were grouped by gender and age. According to the principle of Youden index, the threshold values were calculated from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

resultsThe threshold values for predicting thoracolumbar vertebral fractures were 89.8 mg/cm

conclusionsQCT provides a good ability to predict age- and gender-specific spontaneous thoracolumbar vertebral fractures, and to further predict spontaneous thoracolumbar junction fractures with distant vertebral fractures.

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Bone DensityLumbar VertebraePredictive Value of TestsSpinal FracturesThoracic VertebraeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsFemaleFractures, SpontaneousHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsAgeBone mineral densityGenderQuantitative computed tomographySpontaneous thoracolumbar vertebral fracturesThreshold value

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