ea0032p74 | Bone and Osteoporosis | ECE2013
Eller-Vainicher Cristina
, Filopanti Marcello
, Palmieri Serena
, Ulivieri Fabio Massimo
, Morelli Valentina
, Zhukouskaya Volha V.
, Cairoli Elisa
, Pino Rosa
, Naccarato Antonella
, Verga Uberta
, Scillitani Alfredo
, Beck-Peccoz Paolo
, Chiodini Iacopo
The fracture risk in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is partially independent of bone mineral density (BMD) and seems to depend on decreased bone quality, which is still reliably assessed only with invasive techniques. Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a grey-level texture measurement acquired during a dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) lumbar spine scan and it has been recently proposed as index of bone quality. This study is aimed to assess the role of TBS in predictin...