Regional bone density changes in anterior cruciate ligament deficient knees: A DEXA study

The reliability of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of bone mineral density in the metatarsals

“…However, low levels of measurement error were not achieved for all metatarsals. In the first metatarsal, reliability was excellent and was equal to that of previously reported techniques for measurement of BMD at other peripheral skeletal sites [12,13]. While reliability for the second and fifth metatarsals was poorer than the first metatarsal, the ICC was still relatively good (0.90 for both) indicating that the technique would still be useful for BMD measurements at these metatarsals.…”

A randomized controlled trial comparing bone mineral density changes of three different ACL reconstruction techniques

“…For BMD measurement, the local bone mineral density (g/cm [2]) at the bilateral distal femur, proximal tibia, femoral neck and trochanteric region of each patient was measured by an experienced blinded technician using DXA Norland XR-36 DXA scanner (Norland Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI, USA) [10,11]. Lateral knee scan included the distal femur and proximal tibia, with 8 cm above and 8 cm below the joint Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patient recruitment in this study.…”

Consequences of Complete ACL Ruptures

“…The authors believed that trabecular cancellous bone loss was considerably higher than cortical bone loss. Signi fi cant associations were found between the time from injury and severity of bone loss [ 18,64 ] .…”

“…Bayar and associates [ 18 ] assessed BMD in 32 males with complete ACL ruptures. The mean time from injury to DEXA scanning was 24 months (range, 1-84).…”