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Table 3 Contribution of TBA and BMD to prevalent and incident bone fragility vertebral fractures

From: Fractal lacunarity of trabecular bone in vertebral MRI to predict osteoporotic fracture risk in over-fifties women. The LOTO study

 

marker

prevalent VF

incident VFa

overall

T-

overall

T-

number (VF+/VF-)

 

88/191

35/121

33/122

18/62

TBA

TBLβ ≤40

66%

69%

73%

78%

BMD

T-score ≤ −2.5

52%

49%

55%

50%

  1. TBLβ: trabecular bone microarchitecture parameter β; BMD: bone mineral density; VF: vertebral fracture; VF+: with VF; VF-: without VF; T-: untreated at baseline
  2. a Preliminary results from 1-year follow up
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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