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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 19 9:06am | Replies (6)
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"Um, no thank you," Karyn, well done. you're no fool.
People with low bone loss also experience fragility fracture. Because TBS measures homogeneity in the spine,
that risk number would be interesting.
Minus 3.2 l-4 is your osteoporosis defining number.
While we are advised not to compare dxas on different types of machines, this difference is remarkable. The older dexa machines are less capable of eliminating increases in the accumulation of bone due to arthritis and bone spurs.
It will be interesting to see how this untangles.
I wish there were bone markers CTX and P1NP pre and post surgery. It would be interesing to see them now.
Hope your rheumatologist is thorough.
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@gently Thank you, thank you for the helpful info! I hadn't known about the differences between old and new DXA machines.
What does osteoporosis defining number mean?
My BMD in the spine adjusted for TBS is -2.7.
I was thrilled when the new primary doc wanted bone marker tests. It wasn't until after completed (February) that I learned they both should be serum derived (not urine) and done fasting first thing in the morning. Dr didn't order as such, so I'm hoping the rheumatologist will re-order.