![]() What you need to know about Trabecular Bone Score TBS data also showed that women who have low TBS plus BMD in the osteopenia range (T-score of -1 to -2.5) had five times higher risk of a major broken bone than women with normal BMD plus normal TBS. BMD and TBS combined did a better job of predicting the women who would have a major broken bone than either BMD or TBS alone. Researchers analyzed DXA results from 29,407 women age 40 and older for both bone mineral density and TBS. 2011) tested whether TBS can help predict major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) of the hip, spine, upper arm, and wrist, better than DXA alone. By D Hans at the2ndArgentinianCongressofOsteology, Oct.2018.Ī study conducted in the Canadian province of Manitoba ( Hans et al. * Results derived from Manitoba study data presented. That is because a DXA measures bone density based on a two-dimensional image.Īdapted from Hans et al. This includes people who are petite or thin. On the other hand, there are patients who might have low bone density but aren’t at high risk of breaking a bone. Your health care provider can give you steps to take to strengthen your bones, including starting a medicine if necessary. ![]() Knowing your bone quality means you can talk to your health care provider about making a bone health plan.
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