Which Indicator Among Lumbar Vertebral Hounsfield Unit, Vertebral Bone Quality, or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry-Measured Bone Mineral Density Is More Efficacious in Predicting Thoracolumbar Fragility Fractures?

• DOI: 10.14245/ns.2346998.499
• Publication Date: 2023-12-27T23:32:11Z
• Authors: Bo Zhang; Lu-Ping Zhou; Xian-Liang Zhang; Dui Li; Jia-Qi Wang; Chong-Yu Jia; Hua-Qing Zhang; Liang Kang; Ren-Jie Zhang; Cai-Liang Shen
• Keywords: Hounsfield scale; Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Hounsfield units (HU), vertebral bone quality (VBQ), and mineral density (BMD) can all serve as predictive indicators for thoracolumbar fragility fractures. This study aims to explore which indicator provides better risk prediction