Atlas of Focal Structral Defects Atlas for Clinical Densitometry Shool of Medicine and Public Health

 Scoliosis, Case 110

T
scores

Area
(cm2)

BMC
(g)

BMD
(g/cm2)

5.5

13.66

20.95

1.534

2.2

9.91

12.57

1.268

1.9

13.03

16.81

1.290

1.1

16.23

20.11

1.240

 

 

 

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L1

L2

L3

L4

Consensus exclusions

L1

L2

L3

L4
Comments: Significant lumbar spine scoliosis causes structural anomalies at all levels and a T-score discrepancy at L1. The femoral neck T-score of -2.8 confirms a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Lumbar spine radiographs demonstrate severe degenerative changes and surgical wires over L1.

DXA

AP

 
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