Trabecular bone is the web-like bone inside your vertebrae. It’s also found in the ends of long bones, such as the femur. Trabecular bone is not measured in a typical DEXA scan. You have to have a DEXA w/ TBS (trabecular bone score) if you want this info. Most DEXA scanners do not have the software required for TBS. Also DEXAs are not true measurements of bone density. Per Dr. Susan Ott, “ The DEXA technique analyzes the attenuation of xrays as they pass through an area of the body. The method cannot detect the depth of the bone which is being measured, and thus is actually an "areal" density in g/cm2 rather than a "volumetric" or Archimedean density in g/cm3.”

I’m a believer in trabecular bone health being a better indicator of overall bone health and risk of spinal fractures.