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Comparison of Proportion of Osteoporosis based on between Spine and Femur T- Scores to know the Prevalence of Regional Osteoporosis in Patients
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M. REDDY, M.K. VETRI KUMAR
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An osteoporotic person is at augmented risk of developing fragility fractures. The clinical consequences of the
osteoporosis induced fragility fractures can be enormous. Apart from leading to temporary or permanent
physical disability, they put the person and family involved under huge psychological stress. The direct
economic consequences due health care costs and the indirect economic consequences due to loss of wage
and caregiver time can be a huge financial burden on the family. Osteoporosis associated fractures are can
result in disability substantial pain, suffering, and possibly even death of the exaggerated persons. Asymptomatic
nature of osteoporosis in its early stages makes it one of the most under diagnosed clinical conditions and a
significant proportion of patients directly present with fragility fractures. Considering the clinical implications of
an early diagnosis of regional osteoporosis and resulting positive impact on prevention of osteoporotic
fractures, there is an urgent need to conduct studies on the subject. This research work proposes to measure
the occurrence of osteoporosis and osteopenia as assessed by bone inanimate density using Dual-energy X-ray
Absorptiometry (DEXA) and to associate the occurrence of osteopenia and osteoporosis at lumbar vertebrae
and hip with a view to identifying site-specific osteoporosis and this work focuses the comparison of
proportion of osteoporosis based on between spine and femur t-scores to know the prevalence of regional
osteoporosis in patients.
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Osteopenia, DEXA, Femur t-scores, Spine, Regional Osteoporosis, Fragility Fractures
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.04.222
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