Lumbar disc degeneration was not related to spine and hip bone mineral densities in Chinese: facet joint osteoarthritis may confound the association

• Published in: Archives of osteoporosis Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 20
• Main Authors: Pan, Jianjiang, Lu, Xuan, Yang, Ge, Han, Yongmei, Tong, Xiang, Wang, Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon - methods; Adult; Aged; Bone Density; China - epidemiology; Endocrinology; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc - pathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - epidemiology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - pathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis - diagnosis; Osteoarthritis - epidemiology; Osteoarthritis - pathology; Pelvic Bones - diagnostic imaging; Pelvic Bones - pathology; Radiography - methods; Regression Analysis; Zygapophyseal Joint - diagnostic imaging; Zygapophyseal Joint - pathology; Facet joint osteoarthritis; Bone mineral density; Lumbar spine; Disc degeneration

Summary A sample of 512 Chinese was studied and we observed that greater disc degeneration on MRI was associated with greater spine DXA BMD. Yet, this association may be confounded by facet joint osteoarthritis. BMD may not be a risk factor for lumbar disc degeneration in Chinese. Purpose Evidence s...