Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0002p38 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Abnormal bone quality in both cortical and trabecular compartments in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Yu Wing Sze , Chan Ka Yan , Ping Wai , Yu Fiona , Lee Kwong Man , Ng Kin Wah , Lam Tsz Ping , Qin Ling , Yiu Chun , Cheng Jack

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is associated with osteopenia, which was found to be a significant prognostic factor for curve progression. However, in-depth quantitative assessment of bone quality was previously hampered by invasive nature of the investigations. The recently available high-resolution pQCT (HR-pQCT) allows a three-dimensional assessment of the bone quality in-vivo. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the bone quality in AIS gi...