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Home » Evidence » Bone Health » Bone Outcome Measures » Imaging Modalities » Dual-Energy Absorptiometry (DXA) » Lumbar spine DXA image with vertebral delineation
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Bone Health
  • Introduction
  • Fracture Risk Following SCI
  • Sublesional Osteoporosis (SLOP) Detection and Diagnosis
  • Bone Outcome Measures
    • Imaging Modalities
      • Dual-Energy Absorptiometry (DXA)
      • Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT, HR-pQCT)
    • Biochemical Markers
    • Histomorphometry
  • Clinical Guide
  • Pharmacological Therapy: Bisphosphonates
    • Pharmacological Therapy: Prevention of Bone Loss (Within 12 Months of Injury)
    • Pharmacologic Therapy: Treatment (1 Year Post-Injury and Beyond)
  • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Rehabilitation Modalities
    • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Prevention (Within 12 Months of Injury)
    • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Treatment (1 Year Post-Injury and Beyond)
      • Electrical Stimulation
      • FES Cycle Ergometry
      • Vibration
      • Standing
      • Physical Activity
  • Combined Interventions
  • Interventions With Bone Biomarker Outcomes
  • General Discussion
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • References
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Fracture Risk Following SCI
  • Sublesional Osteoporosis (SLOP) Detection and Diagnosis
  • Bone Outcome Measures
    • Imaging Modalities
      • Dual-Energy Absorptiometry (DXA)
      • Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT, HR-pQCT)
    • Biochemical Markers
    • Histomorphometry
  • Clinical Guide
  • Pharmacological Therapy: Bisphosphonates
    • Pharmacological Therapy: Prevention of Bone Loss (Within 12 Months of Injury)
    • Pharmacologic Therapy: Treatment (1 Year Post-Injury and Beyond)
  • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Rehabilitation Modalities
    • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Prevention (Within 12 Months of Injury)
    • Non-pharmacologic Therapy: Treatment (1 Year Post-Injury and Beyond)
      • Electrical Stimulation
      • FES Cycle Ergometry
      • Vibration
      • Standing
      • Physical Activity
  • Combined Interventions
  • Interventions With Bone Biomarker Outcomes
  • General Discussion
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • References
  • Abbreviations
Chapter Downloads
  • Bone Module With Tables

  • Executive Summary

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  • SCIRE Community: Osteoporosis After SCI

  • MSKTC: Bone Loss After SCI Factsheet

  • MSKTC: Bone Loss After SCI Factsheet (español)

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  • Standing and Walking Toolkit

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  • Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking on Bone Health and QOL

  • Electrical Stimulation and Vitamin D on Bone Health After SCI

  • Relationship Between Irisin and Bone Health After SCI

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