Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical opportunities for the use
of computed tomography (CT) imaging for inferring bone quality and to critically analyze the …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the emerging field of opportunistic CT,
which can be used to screen patients for osteoporosis and sarcopenia. CONCLUSION …

Assessing local bone quality on CT scans with Hounsfield unit (HU) quantification is being
used with increasing frequency. Correlations between HU and bone mineral density have …

Mediterranean diet includes a relatively high fat consumption mostly from monounsaturated
fatty acids mainly provided by olive oil, the principal source of culinary and dressing fat. The …

Clinical Use of Opportunistic Computed Tomography Screening... : JBJS Clinical Use of
Opportunistic Computed Tomography Screening for Osteoporosis : JBJS JBJS Journal Case …

This position development conference (PDC) Task Force examined the assessment of bone
status in orthopedic surgery patients. Key questions included which orthopedic surgery …

Glucocorticoids are considered the most powerful anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating
drugs. However, a number of side-effects are well documented in different diseases …

Introduction Although there is increased utilization of stemless humeral implants in anatomic
total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), there are inadequate objective metrics to evaluate bone …

Purpose Rates of evaluation and treatment for osteoporosis following distal radius fragility
fractures remain low. As a subset of patients with these fractures undergo diagnostic …

OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that increases the risk for fragility
fractures. Screening and diagnosis can be achieved by measuring bone mineral density …