Abstract
This study investigated bone mineral status in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured on 29 AIS patients and 36 age and gender matched normal controls. BMD of lumbar spine and proximal femur were measured using dua-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), BMD of distal radius and distal tibia were measured using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). BMD measured either by DEXA or by pQCT were significantly lower in AIS group than normal control group. The results suggested a generalized lower BMD status in the patients with AIS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2469-2470 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Volume | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 4 (of 6) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 29 Oct 1998 → 1 Nov 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Health Informatics