Digital vertebral morphometry performed by DXA: a valuable opportunity for identifying fractures during bone mass assessment.

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of vertebral morphometry in identifying unreferred vertebral fractures and correlate potential risk factors.

Subjects And Methods: Female patients above 45 years, postmenopausal for at least 2 years, diagnosed with osteoporosis and undergoing treatment for at least three months were considered eligible. All of them underwent bone densitometry and vertebral morphometry performed by concomitant DXA.

Modifiable factors of vitamin D status among a Brazilian osteoporotic population attended a public outpatient clinic.

Objectives To evaluate the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration in Brazilian osteoporotic patients and the modifiable factors of vitamin D status in this population. Subjects and methods In a cross-sectional study, 363 community-dwelling patients who sought specialized medical care were evaluated between autumn and spring in São Paulo, Brazil. Serum levels of 25(OH)D and parathormone (PTH), biochemical and anthropometric measurements, and bone density scans were obtained.