Bone Quality as Measured by Trabecular Bone Score in Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Autor: Andrea Palermo, John P. Bilezikian, Nicola Napoli, Roberto Cesareo, Claudio Pedone, Anda Mihaela Naciu, Daria Maggi, Silvia Manfrini, Diana Lelli, Gaia Tabacco, Stefania Falcone, Giosuè Giordano Incognito, Iacopo Chiodini
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Endocrine Practice. 27:992-997
ISSN: 1530-891X
DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.04.884
Popis: OBJECTIVE The impact of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism (NHPT) on bone quality remains largely unexplored. We aimed to investigate the usefulness of trabecular bone score (TBS) assessment in NHPT and the accuracy of TBS in predicting vertebral fractures (VFs) in NHPT. METHODS In this multicentric cross-sectional study, we assessed the TBS in 47 subjects with NHPT, 41 with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), and 39 age- and sex-matched control subjects. RESULTS TBS values did not differ among the 3 groups. The prevalence of low TBS (TBS < 1.2) was 23.4% in NHPT, 26.8% in PHPT, and 15.4% in controls, without statistically significant differences between groups. However, we found a lower lumbar spine Z-score adjusted for TBS (LS Z-score∗TBS) in PHPT participants when compared with controls (-0.48 ± 1.06 vs 0.07 ± 0.93, P = .017). In NHPT group, LS Z-score∗TBS did not detect patients with overall VFs (threshold, -0.15; area under the curve, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.253-0.648; accuracy, 55.3%). Instead, it was useful for moderate-severe VFs (threshold, 0.55; area under the curve, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.62-0.996; accuracy, 83%). In PHPT subjects also, TBS did not predict VFs. CONCLUSION In NHPT, TBS is not reduced. When adjusted for TBS, the LS Z-score might predict moderate-to-severe VFs.
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