Regional variations of vertebral trabecular bone microstructure with age and gender

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 1473 - 1483
• Main Authors: Chen, H., Shoumura, S., Emura, S., Bunai, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer-Verlag 01.10.2008; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - pathology; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Endocrinology; Female; Gender; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - ultrastructure; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Middle Aged; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - diagnostic imaging; Osteoporosis - pathology; Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease; Rheumatology; Sex Factors; Spine; X-Ray Microtomography; Aging; Micro-CT; Vertebral body; Scanning electron microscopy; Regional variation; Microstructural properties; Osteoporosis; Radiodiagnosis; Bone age; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Medical imagery; Vertebra; Bone trabeculae; Aging . Micro-CT . Microstructural properties . Regional variation . Scanning electron microscopy; Computerized axial tomography; Microstructure

Summary The vertebral trabecular bone has a complex three-dimensional (3D) microstructure, with inhomogeneous morphology. A thorough understanding of regional variations in the microstructural properties is crucial for evaluating age- and gender-related bone loss of the vertebra, and may help us to...