The Relationship Between Degenerative Changes and Osteoporosis in the Lumbar Spine
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- spine
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. 324 (324), 145-152
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199603000-00017
Abstract
Degenerative changes in the spine, specifically disc degeneration and facet arthrosis, and osteoporosis are conditions that primarily affect the elderly and may significantly impact the quality of life. The relationship between osteoporosis and degenerative changes in the hip joint has been studied, but their correlation in the spine is not entirely clear. Two hundred ninety-four subjects older than 50 years of age were retrospectively studied for the existence of lumbar spinal degeneration and osteoporosis through radiologic examination for 3 clinical manifestations: (1) disc degeneration, (2) facet joint arthrosis, and (3) lumbar osteoporosis. Peripheral osteoporosis in the distal radius of the nondominant hand was measured using a single-photon bone absorptiometer. Results indicated that subjects with severe osteoporosis in the distal radius also had severe degenerative changes in the discs and the facets; those with mild osteoporosis in the distal radius showed a tendency to have a lesser degree of degenerative changes than the subjects without osteoporosis.Keywords
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