Assessment of trabecular bone score, an index of bone microarchitecture, in HIV positive and HIV negative persons within the HIV UPBEAT cohort.

Assessment of trabecular bone score, an index of bone microarchitecture, in HIV positive and HIV negative persons within the HIV UPBEAT cohort.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Increased prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture incidence are observed in persons living with HIV (PLWH). The trabecular bone score (TBS) is a novel index of bone microarchitecture which improves fracture prediction independent of BMD.&l...

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Main Authors: Tara McGinty, Aoife G Cotter, Caroline A Sabin, Alan Macken, Eoin Kavanagh, Juliet Compston, Gerard Sheehan, John Lambert, Patrick W G Mallon, HIV UPBEAT (Understanding the Pathology of Bone Diseases in HIV-infected Subjects) Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213440

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