Bone Mineral Density

Older adults with higher levels of saturated bone marrow lipids have a higher risk for fractures, whereas those with more unsaturated marrow lipids have a lower fracture risk, according to study findings.

A systematic review showed poor bone density, multilevel surgery and use of narrow and tall cages may lead to cage subsidence or intraoperative endplate injury after lateral lumbar interbody fusion.

U.S. Army recruits taking a daily calcium and vitamin D supplement during basic training had no change in tibial microarchitecture compared with placebo, according to study data published in Bone.

High levels of body fat are associated with a lower bone mineral density, with the association more pronounced in men compared with women, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Women with a high genetic risk score for hyperandrogenism have a higher bone mineral density and a lower risk for fracture than those with a lower risk score, according to study results published in Bone.

Transgender men receiving testosterone have higher total volumetric bone mineral density than cisgender women, whereas transgender women on estradiol have lower volumetric BMD compared with cisgender men, according to study data.

A cohort of postmenopausal women from Finland had a bone mineral density decrease of about 10% during a follow-up period of 25 years, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Active Life Scientific Inc. has received FDA de novo clearance for Bone Score, a new approach to measuring bone and bone tissue, according to a press release.

Results showed patients who undergo unilateral total hip arthroplasty may experience decreases in bone mineral density at the sacral ala contralateral to the arthroplasty, which can lead to the development of sacral insufficiency fractures.

Women with a bone mineral density greater than 1.085 g/cm2 may have less risk for cardiovascular disease than those with a lower BMD, according to study data published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.