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Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts
Published on: January 29, 2018
[Bone mineral density in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]
Aim:
To study of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Subjects And Methods:
104 patients with COPD were examined. A study group comprised men with a long smoking history. BMD of the lumbar spine in the frontal view and that of the proximal femur (the neck, Ward's area, greater trochanter) were studied by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry using a Lunar DPX-NT densitometer.
Results:
Osteoporosis of the lumbar spine was most frequently detected in patients with COPD (37.2%). That of the femoral neck was diagnosed in 19.77% of the patients with COPD. In the advanced stage of COPD, the BMD values in all areas were significantly decreased.
Conclusion:
Osteoporosis is a significant disease in patients with COPD.
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