| Ultrasound velocity and cortical bone characteristics in vivo. | |
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PMID: 11444089 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Axial transmission of ultrasound along cortical bone may reflect a combination of material and structural properties of long bone cortices. The goal of this study was to determine the association of speed of sound (SOS) with cortical density (CoD), cortical wall thickness (CWT), and total cortical area (CoA). Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) were used to measure the above variables in the distal third of radius and the midshaft of tibia in 51 postmenopausal women aged 62 to 71 years. Univariate regression analysis showed that the site-specific CoD accounted for 34% of the variability in the radial SOS and 29% of that in the tibial SOS (p < 0.001 both). SOS was only moderately associated with radial CWT (R2 = 0.14, p < 0.05) and CoA (R2 = 0.12, p < 0.05), but not with tibial CWT nor CoA. After controlling for CoD, these dimension-related associations disappeared. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that CoD was the only significant determinant of radial SOS (adjusted R2 = 0.31), whereas for tibia, not only CoD but also the years since menopause were associated with SOS (adjusted R2 = 0.41). In conclusion, out of the studied macroscopic cortical variables, CoD (an apparent surrogate for material properties of bone) was the only determinant of SOS measured in vivo at radial and tibial shafts. The key question that still needs to be answered is whether the SOS information obtained from the peripheral long bone cortical shafts can be translated to describe the mechanical competence and quality of clinically pertinent bones (e.g. proximal femur) of a given individual. |
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Authors:
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H Sievänen; S Cheng; S Ollikainen; K Uusi-Rasi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA Volume: 12 ISSN: 0937-941X ISO Abbreviation: Osteoporos Int Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-07-10 Completed Date: 2001-08-02 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9100105 Medline TA: Osteoporos Int Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 399-405 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Bone Research Group, UKK Institute, PO Box 30, FIN-33501, Tampere, Finland. llhasi@uta.fi |
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Aged Anthropometry Bone Density* Female Humans Middle Aged Postmenopause / physiology* Radius / physiology, radiography, ultrasonography* Regression Analysis Tibia / physiology, radiography, ultrasonography* Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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