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Barr RD, Inglis D, Athale U, Farncombe T, Gordon CL. The Influence of Body Composition on Bone Health in Long-term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood and Adolescence: Analyses by Dual-energy Radiograph Absorptiometry and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 44:423-431. [PMID: 35482464 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The normal interrelationship of body composition with bone health is less clear in the context of disease. Survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) exhibit sarcopenic obesity and osteopenia. The impact of body composition on bone health in such survivors was examined. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Survivors of ALL (N=74), >10 years from diagnosis, underwent dual-energy radiograph absorptiometry and peripheral quantitative computed tomography. RESULTS Whole-body bone mineral content (WB BMC) Z scores were greater in males than females, but WB BMC indices (WB BMC/height 2 ) were comparable (0.74±0.125 and 0.72±0.069, respectively). WB BMC index (I) and fat-free mass index correlated significantly with trabecular bone mineral density, only in males. Fat mass index and appendicular lean mass index showed no such correlations. WB BMCI and fat-free mass index also correlated, again predominantly in males, with measures of strength in both trabecular and cortical bone. WB BMCI also correlated strongly with trabecular number, thickness, and hole size, also only in males. CONCLUSIONS The results point to the need for enhancing muscle mass, measured by appendicular lean mass index, while reducing fat mass and maintaining good bone mineralization in long-term survivors of ALL to ensure the integrity of healthy bones.
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- Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Barr RD, Inglis D, Athale U, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon CL. Bone health in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e29218. [PMID: 34264535 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Loss of bone mineral is a common concomitant of the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) due mainly to chemotherapy, especially with corticosteroids. Osteopenia/osteoporosis may be encountered long into survivorship. Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is limited to two-dimensionality and cannot distinguish trabecular from cortical bone. METHODS A sample of 74 subjects, ages 13.5-38.3 years more than 10 years from diagnosis, underwent peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) at metaphyseal (trabecular bone) and diaphyseal (cortical bone) sites in the radius and tibia. pQCT provides three-dimensional assessment of bone geometry, density, and architecture. RESULTS Average values in multiple metrics were similar to those in healthy individuals, but deficits in both trabecular and cortical bones were revealed by lower Z scores using an ethnically comparable sample of healthy individuals. Connectivity, a measure of bone architecture and a surrogate measure of bone strength, was lower in females than males. Survivors of standard-risk ALL had greater connectivity in and more compact trabecular bone than high-risk survivors who had received more intensive osteotoxic chemotherapy. There were no statistically significant differences in any of the metrics at any of the sites between subjects who had or had not a history of fracture, cranial irradiation, or use of a bisphosphonate. CONCLUSIONS These long-term survivors of ALL have somewhat compromised bone health, but data in comparable healthy populations are limited. Longitudinal studies in larger and more ethnically diverse cohorts will provide greater insight into bone health in this vulnerable population.
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- Ronald D Barr
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, RadioImmunology and Experimental Medicine, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Wong AKO, Beattie KA, Min KKH, Merali Z, Webber CE, Gordon CL, Papaioannou A, Cheung AMW, Adachi JD. A Trimodality Comparison of Volumetric Bone Imaging Technologies. Part II: 1-Yr Change, Long-Term Precision, and Least Significant Change. J Clin Densitom 2015; 18:260-9. [PMID: 25129406 PMCID: PMC5092156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The previous article in this 3-part series demonstrated short-term precision and validity for volumetric bone outcome quantification using in vivo peripheral (p) quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities at resolutions 200 μm or higher. However, 1-yr precision error and clinically significant references are yet to be reported for these modalities. This study examined 59 women with mean age of 75 ± 9 yr and body mass index of 26.84 ± 4.77 kg/m², demonstrating the lowest 1-yr precision error, standard errors of the estimate, and least significant change values for high-resolution (hr) pQCT followed by pQCT, and 1.0-T pMRI for all volumetric bone outcomes except trabecular number. Like short-term precision, 1-yr statistics for trabecular separation were similar across modalities. Excluding individuals with a previous history of fragility fractures, or who were current users of antiresorptives reduced 1-yr change for bone outcomes derived from pQCT and pMR images, but not hr-pQCT images. In Part II of this 3-part series focused on trimodality comparisons of 1-yr changes, hr-pQCT was recommended to be the prime candidate for quantifying change where smaller effect sizes are expected, but pQCT was identified as a feasible alternative for studies expecting larger changes.
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- Andy K O Wong
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Osteoporosis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lala D, Cheung AM, Lynch CL, Inglis D, Gordon C, Tomlinson G, Giangregorio L. Measuring apparent trabecular structure with pQCT: a comparison with HR-pQCT. J Clin Densitom 2014; 17:47-53. [PMID: 23567093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We evaluated how comparable peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measurements of cortical thickness, density, and apparent trabecular structure at the ultradistal tibia were with those measured with high-resolution pQCT (HR-pQCT). We also examined whether the accuracy of the pQCT-based trabecular and cortical measurements improved with reductions in slice thickness from the standard 2.2mm to 1.1 and 0.6mm. We immersed 15 dry tibia specimens in saline in a sealed cylinder and scanned 22.5mm from the distal tibia plateau using pQCT and HR-pQCT. pQCT underestimated cortical thickness by Stratec (CThStratec) and trabecular spacing (Tb.Sp) by 21.4% and 72.9%, whereas bone volume to total volume (BV/TV) and cortical density (CDen) were overestimated by 265.8% and 13.1%, respectively. Measurements of trabecular volumetric bone mineral density, trabecular area, total area, cortical thickness by custom software were comparable, but for CThStratec, Tb.Sp, BV/TV, and CDen, the differences between imaging devices varied with magnitude of the estimate. We recommend that researchers or clinicians interested in using pQCT to measure apparent trabecular structure or cortical thickness at the epiphyses, or in comparing findings from different devices, be aware of the differences between HR-pQCT and pQCT.
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- Deena Lala
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Giangregorio L, Lala D, Hummel K, Gordon C, Craven BC. Measuring apparent trabecular density and bone structure using peripheral quantitative computed tomography at the tibia: precision in participants with and without spinal cord injury. J Clin Densitom 2013; 16:139-46. [PMID: 22981715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2012.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The objective of the study was to investigate the precision of standard outcomes obtained using peripheral quantitative computed tomography as well as apparent trabecular structure measures in adults with and without spinal cord injury (SCI). Twelve individuals with SCI, mean (standard deviation [SD]) 20 (13)yrs postinjury and mean (SD) age 44 (9)yrs, and 21 individuals without SCI (mean [SD] age: 27 [5]yrs) participated. Repeat scans of tibia epiphysis (4%) and shaft (66%) were performed using a Stratec XCT-2000 (Stratec Medizintechnik, Pforzheim, Germany). Bone mineral density and geometry variables (e.g., cortical thickness, bone area, polar moment of inertia) were derived with manufacturer's software. The following apparent trabecular structure variables were determined using custom software: average trabecular thickness (TrTh) (mm), trabecular spacing (TrSp) (mm), and trabecular number (TrN) (1/mm); average hole size (HA) and maximum hole size (HM) (mm(2)); connectivity index (CI); cortical thickness (CTh) (mm); bone volume to total volume (BVTV) ratio. Root mean square standard deviation and root mean square coefficient of variation (RMSCV; root mean square coefficient of variation percent [RMSCV%]) were calculated. The RMSCV% for all standard bone mineral density and geometry variables was ≤2% except for total area (4% site), where precision was 3.8%. RMSCV% for bone structure variables were as follows: CTh 5.1, TrTh 1.7, TrN 1.9, TrSp 2.6, HA 9.5, HM 20.1, CI 5.1, and BVTV 1.4. Precision for bone density and geometry was excellent across a range of bone mineral densities. RMSCVs for some apparent trabecular structure variables were comparable to that of standard variables. The RMSCV for others may necessitate larger studies to detect between-group differences.
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- Lora Giangregorio
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Calder KM, Inglis D, Macintyre NJ. Comparison of pQCT-based measures of radial bone geometry and apparent trabecular bone structure using manufacturer and in-house-developed algorithms. J Clin Densitom 2010; 13:433-40. [PMID: 20850363 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) provides noninvasive densitometric and morphometric measures of total, trabecular, and cortical bone compartments. Skeletal changes over time can be determined by repeated measurements. Image thickness of 2.5mm is thought to be advantageous with respect to test-retest reliability through interrogation of a significant tissue volume. However, the error associated with slight shifts in image location is unknown. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of positional variability around the 4% site on radial bone measures. The secondary objective was to compare different software algorithms for estimating the same bone characteristics. Eight left cadaveric forearms (aged 65-88 yr) were imaged at 0.5-mm intervals around the 4% site of the radial bone using pQCT (10 slices; in-plane resolution: 0.2 × 0.2mm; thickness: 2.5mm; Stratec XCT2000L. We used the manufacturer's software (Stratec v6.0B) to determine the total bone mineral density (BD_tot), total bone mineral content (BMC_tot), total bone area (Area_tot), trabecular bone mineral density (BD_trab), trabecular bone mineral content (BMC_trab), and trabecular bone area (Area_trab) from each image. For comparison, in-house-developed software was also used to analyze Area_tot and Area_trab at the 4% site. The in-house software also produced measures of apparent trabecular structure, including number (App.Tb.N), thickness (App.Tb.Th), and spacing (App.Tb.Sp), quantified using 2 different stereological approaches: the parallel-plate method using trabecular perimeter lengths and mean intercept length analysis. The effect of slice position was assessed using a 1-way repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Reliability of nonsignificant slice distances around the 4% site was determined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). One-way repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare measures of similar bone characteristics at the 4% site. Bland-Altman plots were created to assess the level of agreement between pairs of algorithms quantifying comparable apparent trabecular structure. Area_tot and Area_trab differed significantly at greater than or equal to 1.0mm proximal and greater than or equal to 0.5mm distal to the 4% site. BMC_tot and BMC_trab differ significantly greater than or equal to 1.5mm proximally (for both) and greater than or equal to 2.0 and 1.0mm distally, respectively. BD_tot differed significantly at greater than or equal to 1mm proximal and distal to the 4% site. BD_trab did not differ among the 10 slices. For images acquired at the 4% site, and 0.5mm more proximally, reliability was excellent (ICC=0.98 to 0.99). Although the in-house software yielded a higher value for Area_tot and Area_trab at the 4% site (p<0.05), no systematic bias was observed. The parallel-plate method yielded higher values for App.Tb.N and lower values for App.Tb.Th (p<0.05), with no systematic bias. App.Tb.Sp values were smaller using the parallel-plate method, and the difference in methods increased as App.Tb.Sp values increased. Statistically, tolerance for repositioning around the 4% site of the radial bone is least for measures of bone area and greatest for BD_trab. On repeated measures, a proximal shift of 0.5mm will not influence the results.
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- Kristina M Calder
- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Engelke K, Adams JE, Armbrecht G, Augat P, Bogado CE, Bouxsein ML, Felsenberg D, Ito M, Prevrhal S, Hans DB, Lewiecki EM. Clinical Use of Quantitative Computed Tomography and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in the Management of Osteoporosis in Adults: The 2007 ISCD Official Positions. J Clin Densitom 2008; 11:123-62. [PMID: 18442757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hudelmaier M, Kollstedt A, Lochmüller EM, Kuhn V, Eckstein F, Link TM. Gender differences in trabecular bone architecture of the distal radius assessed with magnetic resonance imaging and implications for mechanical competence. Osteoporos Int 2005; 16:1124-33. [PMID: 15744451 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1823-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2003] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hrMRI) has recently made it possible to evaluate trabecular bone structure in vivo. Despite obvious gender differences in fracture incidence at the distal radius, little is known about gender differences in trabecular bone microarchitecture and its relationship to the structural strength of the forearm. The aim of this study was to determine trabecular bone structure in the distal radius of elderly women and men and its correlation with failure loads of the distal radius as determined in a fall configuration. Specifically, we tested the hypotheses that structural indices differ between women and men and that they offer information that is independent from BMD for predicting structural strength. Intact right arms were obtained from 73 formalin-fixed cadavers (age 80+/-11 years, 43 women, 30 men). Trabecular structural indices (apparent bone volume fraction [app. BV/TV], trabecular number [app. Tb.N], trabecular separation [app. Tb.Sp], trabecular thickness [app. Tb.Th] and fractal dimension [Frac.Dim]) were assessed in the distal metaphysis, using hrMRI with 156 microm in-plane resolution and proprietary digital image analysis, while BMD was measured with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Women displayed significantly lower BMD (-29.8%, p <0.001), app. BV/TV (-8.2%, p <0.05) and app. Tb.Th (-10.2%, p <0.001) than men, whereas app. Tb.N, app. Tb.Sp. and fractal dimension did not differ significantly. Structural parameters differed between normal and osteopenic women (BV/TV: -11%, p <0.01; Tb.Th: -8%, p <0.001) and between normal and osteoporotic women BV/TV: -21%, p <0.001; Tb.Th: -16%, p <0.001). App. BV/TV, app. Tb.Th and fractal dimension provided information independent from BMD in the prediction of radial failure loads in multiple regression models. These findings imply that it should be of clinical interest to monitor both bone mass and trabecular microstructure for predicting osteoporotic fracture risk.
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- Martin Hudelmaier
- Institute of Anatomy and Muskuloskeletal Research, Paracelsus Medical Private University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Muller ME, Webber CE, Adachi JD. Hormone replacement therapy improves distal radius bone structure by endocortical mineral deposition. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2003; 81:952-8. [PMID: 14608412 DOI: 10.1139/y03-096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) produces a small increase in bone mineral density (BMD) when measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The corresponding decrease in fracture risk is more impressive, implying that other factors that contribute to bone strength are favourably modified by HRT. We investigated, using peripheral quantitated computed tomography (pQCT), the changes produced by HRT in both the distribution of mineral between cortical and trabecular bone and the changes produced by HRT in the apparent structure of trabecular bone, expressed as average hole area and apparent connectivity. Twenty-one postmenopausal women starting HRT and 32 control women were followed for 2 years, with distal radius pQCT measurements every 6 months. HRT prevented the loss of total bone mass seen in controls (p < 0.02). HRT also produced an apparent rapid loss of trabecular bone mass within the first 6 months of the study (p < 0.02), with an associated rapid loss in the apparent connectivity (p = 0.034). Average hole area also increased but not to a statistically significant extent. Exogenous estrogen apparently fills small marrow pores close to the endocortical surface, such that the pQCT-defined boundary between trabecular and cortical bone is shifted in favour of cortical bone. Trabecular bone structure indices are adversely affected, as the central, poorly interconnected trabecular bone with greater than average marrow spaces constitutes a greater fraction of the remaining trabecular bone. This study suggests that the improvements in fracture risk resulting from HRT are explained by a reversal of net endocortical resorption of bone.Key words: average hole area, connectivity, distal radius, endocortical resorption, hormone replacement therapy, peripheral quantitated computed tomography, trabecular structure.
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Evaluation of Differences in Bone-Mineral Density in 51 Men Age 65–93 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Aging Phys Act 2003. [DOI: 10.1123/japa.11.4.470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study assessed differences in bone-mineral density (BMD) and lean and fat tissues between 5 age groups of White men age 65–93 years. Lean and fat tissues were measured with absorptiometry and anthropometry, and BMD, with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Forearm, spinal, and femoral T scores were used to classify BMD as normal, osteopenic, or osteoporotic. A questionnaire evaluated previous physical activity, calcium intake, and bone fractures. Significantly lower values in body weight, lean tissue, and forearm BMD occurred in the older age groups. Significant, positive relationships were found between total lean tissue and radial, spinal, and hip BMDs. For the total group, osteopenic and osteoporotic T scores, respectively, were femoral neck 70.6% and 9.8%, radius 27.5% and 25.5%, and spine 25.5% and 7.8%. Differences in BMD values were found between levels of lifestyle factors (dietary calcium and history of previous fractures). In conclusion, elderly men should be encouraged to maintain adequate total lean tissue because of its association with BMD.
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MacIntyre NJ, Adachi JD, Webber CE. In vivo measurement of apparent trabecular bone structure of the radius in women with low bone density discriminates patients with recent wrist fracture from those without fracture. J Clin Densitom 2003; 6:35-43. [PMID: 12665700 DOI: 10.1385/jcd:6:1:35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this cross-sectional case-control study was to determine whether indices of bone structure at the 4% site of the radius discriminate women who have sustained a recent low-energy fracture of the contralateral distal radius (n = 21) from women with similar bone density and no history of fracture (n = 21). Images of the distal forearm were acquired using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and were analyzed using in-house-developed software to determine indices of trabecular bone structure (average hole size [H(A)], maximum hole size, and connectivity index). The same images were analyzed using commercial software to determine bone density, mass, geometry, and torsional strength. The fracture group had significantly larger H(A) (p = 0.03). No other bone variable differed between groups. Individual H(A) values were compared to the mean value for young adult women (n = 42). The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) associated with an H(A) >2 SDs above the young adult mean was 5.4 (1.2-24.3). Thus, estimation of in vivo trabecular bone porosity by measuring the average diameter of the pQCT-imaged marrow spaces in the ultradistal radius identifies individuals with low bone mass most at risk for osteoporotic fracture.
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- Norma J MacIntyre
- Human Mobility Research Centre, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Boyanov MA, Popivanov PR, Roux C. Separate assessment of forearm cortical and trabecular bone density from standard densitometry data. Ann Med 2001; 33:497-506. [PMID: 11680799 DOI: 10.3109/07853890109002100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cortical and trabecular bone are different bone components. Their mineral density cannot be measured directly by areal bone densitometry. AIM To introduce a method for assessment of pure radial cortical and trabecular bone density based on standard densitometry data. METHOD The study included 418 healthy females (aged 20-83 years, body mass index between 19 and 30) free of previous fractures and conditions or drugs affecting bone metabolism; as well as a group of 64 age-matched females with early menopause. Forearm bone density was measured by single X-ray absorptiometry and calculated separately for cortical and trabecular bone. Age-adjusted bone density curves were built. RESULTS Peak bone density was found to occur between 30 and 34 years of age and was 0.561 g/cm2 for cortical and 0.281 g/cm2 for trabecular bone. In comparison, lowest values were registered between 70 and 74 years of age; cortical bone density reduced by 26% and trabecular density by 44%. Both bone density profiles through life reflected the earlier peri- and postmenopausal (mainly trabecular) and later senile (cortical bone also involved) changes in bone mass. A step-wise pattern of trabecular bone reduction was registered with acceleration around 45, 55 and 65 years. The effects of early menopause on trabecular and cortical bone were tested in the prematurely menopausal women. CONCLUSIONS The ability of our model to discriminate between natural and premature menopause was moderate. Although hypothetical (based on calculations from integral densitometry data rather than on direct measurements), our method could differentiate between cortical and trabecular osteopenia and may prove helpful in assessing the type of osteoporosis, in making therapy choices and monitoring response to therapy based on forearm bone density.
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- M A Boyanov
- Endocrinology Clinic, Medical University of Sofia, Alexandrov's Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Sullivan EV, Rosenbloom MJ, Desmond JE, Pfefferbaum A. Sex differences in corpus callosum size: relationship to age and intracranial size. Neurobiol Aging 2001; 22:603-11. [PMID: 11445261 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(01)00232-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This quantitative MRI study reports measurement of corpus callosum area taken from midsagittal brain images in 51 healthy men and 41 healthy women, spanning the adult age range (22 to 71 years). Men had larger brains and corpora callosa than women, but callosal size did not correlate with age in either sex. Intracranial (i.c.) volume (ICV) and midsagittal i.c. area (ICA) of brain were used in covariate, regression, and ratio analyses to determine whether sex differences in the corpus callosum endured with statistical adjustment for sex differences in maximally attained brain size. With the exception of one ratio measure, the different statistical adjustments for the contribution of sex differences in brain size to corpus callosum size all indicated that men had larger corpora callosa than women for their brain size. A subsample of men and women selected to be matched on i.c. volume and age confirmed this statistical observation. Sexual dimorphism in the corpus callosum is not a simple artifact of sex differences in brain size and may reflect differences in connectivity necessitated by differences in brain size.
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- E V Sullivan
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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MacIntyre NJ, Adachi JD, Webber CE. In vivo detection of structural differences between dominant and nondominant radii using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. J Clin Densitom 1999; 2:413-22. [PMID: 10677795 DOI: 10.1016/s1094-6950(06)60407-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/1999] [Accepted: 07/01/1999] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
This cross-sectional study identifies differences in distal radial trabecular bone structure related to habitual loading patterns in the upper extremities using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography. As well, it determines whether measurements of these indices in one limb serve as satisfactory surrogates for the contralateral limb. The dominant and nondominant forearms of 106 adult volunteers (mean age [SD], 44.3[17.5] yr) were scanned and indices of trabecular bone structure (connectivity index [CI], maximum hole size [H(M)], and mean hole size [H(A)]) were determined at the distal radius. The images were also analyzed to determine bone density. For all subjects, H(M) is significantly smaller in the dominant radius (p < 0.01). Right-handed subjects (n = 96) have greater CI (p < 0.05) and smaller H(M) (p < 0.01) in the dominant radius. For the total group, the dominant limb has a greater mass (total and cortical bone mineral content, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively) and greater total bone volumetric density (p < 0.05). There are no significant differences between limbs for the group of left-handed subjects &lapr;n = 10). As expected, significant associations exist between side-to-side measurements of bone structure and density (p < 0.001). The correlation coefficients for connectivity index, H(M), and H(A) are 0.86, 0.85, and 0.87, respectively. For bone density, the between-limb associations are 0. 90, 0.73, and 0.92 for the total, cortical, and trabecular bone compartments at the distal radius. Differences in the structure of the trabecular bone network suggest that differential loading of the dominant limb preserves bone strength.
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Affiliation(s)
- N J MacIntyre
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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