Artificially low cortical bone mineral density in Turner syndrome is due to the partial volume effect
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Bone Density physiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Radius diagnostic imaging MeSH
- Case-Control Studies MeSH
- Tibia diagnostic imaging MeSH
- Turner Syndrome diagnostic imaging MeSH
- Check Tag
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
UNLABELLED: We aimed to show that the decrease in the cortical bone mineral density (BMD) in the radius in Turner syndrome (TS) is artificially caused by the partial volume effect. We confirmed that the partial volume effect-corrected cortical BMD is not decreased in TS compared to in the healthy controls. Other factors are responsible for the increased fracture rate in TS. INTRODUCTION: Decreased cortical bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in Turner syndrome (TS), using peripheral quantitative computerised tomography, and it is perceived as one of the major factors leading to increased fracture risk. We tested the hypothesis that low cortical BMD in the radius is caused artificially by the partial volume effect. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the university hospital referral centre between March and October 2013. Thirty-two participants with TS who consented to the study were included (mean age 15.3 ± 3.2 years). We assessed the cortical BMD in the radius as well as the tibia, where the cortex is thicker compared with the radius. RESULTS: Whereas the cortical BMD was decreased in the radius (mean ± SD Z-score -0.6 ± 1.5, p = 0.037), it was increased in the tibia (mean Z-score 0.83 ± 1.0, p < 0.001). After correcting the cortical BMD for the partial volume effect, the mean Z-score was normal in the radius in TS (0.4 ± 1.3, p = 0.064). The corrected cortical BMD values were similar in the radius and tibia (1108 ± 52 vs. 1104 ± 48, group difference p = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: The cortical BMD is not decreased in TS. The partial volume effect is responsible for previous findings of decreased cortical BMD in the radius. Altered bone geometry or other factors rather than low cortical BMD likely play a role in the increased fracture risk in TS.
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