Computed Tomography-Based L1 Bone Mineral Density in 624 Dutch Trauma Patients—Are North American Reference Values Valid in Europe?

Opportunistic screening for bone mineral density (BMD) of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) using computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used to identify patients at risk for osteoporosis. An extensive study in the United States has reported sex-specific normative values of CT-based BMD across all ages. The current study aims to validate North American reference values of CT-based bone mineral density in a Dutch population of level-1 trauma patients. All trauma patients aged 16 or older, admitted to our level-1 trauma center during 2017, who underwent a CT scan of the chest or abdomen at 120 kV... Mehr ...