Leg Elevation Does Not Substantially Affect TBS Results

Objective: Lumbar spine dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are typically acquired with the patient's legs elevated on a positioning block thereby flattening the normal lumbar lordosis. With GE densitometers it is also possible to acquire lumbar spine scans with the legs down. BMD values obtained with legs down vs. legs elevated does minimally differ, however it is unknown if leg elevation affects trabecular bone score (TBS) results. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of leg position on TBS.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - January 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: D. Krueger, E. Siglinsky, D. Tran, L. Del Rio, N. Binkley Source Type: research