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Osteopenic Bone Disease. They decided to use a t score which uses a statistical term called standard deviation. The presence and degree of osteopenia is often a subjective estimate. Osteopenia preferably known as low bone mass or low bone density is a condition in which bone mineral density is low. Plwh have a high prevalence of bmd changes.
Osteoporosis osteomalacia and hyperparathyroidism are the common causes of skeletal osteopenia. Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. A weakening of bone can lead to fracture of bone pain and deformity. Osteopenia is treatable with exercise lifestyle changes dietary supplements and medications. Because their bones are weaker people with osteopenia may have a higher risk of fractures and some people may go on to develop osteoporosis. They decided to use a t score which uses a statistical term called standard deviation.
Plwh have a high prevalence of bmd changes.
Spine hip wrist and pelvis are the anatomic areas with the highest incidence of pathologic secondary fractures. Osteomalacia osteomyelitis and osteoarthritis are different conditions that are frequently confused with osteopenia because they sound similar. Osteopenia and osteoporosis are disease of the bone where there is decrease density of the bone. Osteopenia is the term for bone loss that is less pronounced than osteoporosis before the machine was put into widespread use an international group of medical experts met to determine a consistent method for using dexa scan readings. Plwh have a high prevalence of bmd changes. Accurate interpretation of these radiograms is difficult.