RESULTS: In the femoral neck 42% of the patients had osteopenia (-2.5 SD < BMD T score < -1 SD) and another 41% had osteoporosis (BMD T score < -2.5). In the spine 34% of the patients had ...

In this analysis from the previously published, manufacturer-sponsored Fracture Intervention Trial, researchers focus on 3737 postmenopausal women (age range, 55-80) with femoral neck T-scores at ...

Osteoporosis is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women with SSc and was associated with impaired QOL and worse PROs.

Researchers analyzed dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans of the lumbar spine and femoral neck to determine Z ... 39.5% were classified with osteopenia and 15.3% with osteoporosis.

Lung transplant patients should undergo annual bone health screenings using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the first ...