Evaluation of bone mineral density in patients with spinal cord injury.

Background/objective: This study was performed to evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) values in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and determine the effects of the level, severity, and duration of the neurological lesion and spasticity on BMD values.

Methods: A total of 75 patients with traumatic SCI and a healthy control group of 39 people were included in the study. The BMD values of the lumbar spine and 4 different regions of the hip (femoral neck, Ward's triangle, trochanter, and femoral shaft) of all cases were measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.