Regional variation in vertebral bone density and trabecular architecture are influenced by osteoarthritic change and osteoporosis

The effects of age-related osteoarthritic disease and bone loss on cortical and trabecular bone density in the human spine were analyzed. Changes were quantified by a new method of computed quantitative radiography. Using this method, the relative losses of bone mineral from specific areas and the s...

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