Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 170-176 , April 2009

Evaluation of the Potential Use of Trabecular Bone Score to Complement Bone Mineral Density in the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis: A Preliminary Spine BMD–Matched, Case-Control Study

  • Laurent Pothuaud

      Affiliations

    • Plate-forme Technologique d'Innovation Biomédicale, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Xavier Arnozan Hospital, Pessac, France
    • Bone and Joint Department, Center of Bone Disease, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Nicole Barthe

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics Department, University Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • Marc-Antoine Krieg

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Department, Center of Bone Disease, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Nadia Mehsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • Pascal Carceller

      Affiliations

    • Plate-forme Technologique d'Innovation Biomédicale, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Xavier Arnozan Hospital, Pessac, France
    • ,
  • Didier Hans

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Joint Department, Center of Bone Disease, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Didier Hans, PhD, MBA, Center of Bone Disease, Bone and Joint Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Avenue Pierre Decker 4, 1011 Lausanne, VD, Switzerland.

Received 11 June 2008 ,Revised 7 October 2008 ,Accepted 29 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.11.006

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 170-176 , April 2009

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