PMID- 34775528 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220321 LR - 20220321 IS - 1433-2965 (Electronic) IS - 0937-941X (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Radiographic indexes in AP hip radiographs prior to total hip arthroplasty reveal candidates with low BMD. PG - 871-879 LID - 10.1007/s00198-021-06231-8 [doi] AB - Using anteroposterior (AP) hip radiograph, we measured several indexes to investigate the association with bone mineral density (BMD) before THA and found a highly effective index to predict femoral BMD. This technique is helpful for both patients and clinicians to identify potential candidates with low BMD to whom DXA examination is particularly recommended. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the study is to identify patients with low bone mineral density (BMD) prior to total hip arthroplasty with the help of AP hip radiographs. METHODS: Indexes on AP hip radiographs and T-scores from DXA examination of the lumbar spine and the affected hip were acquired from patients before THA. Indexes measured on AP hip radiographs including the canal calcar ratio (CCR), canal flare index (CFI), morphological cortical index (MCI), canal bone ratio (CBR), and canal bone area ratio (CBAR). The relevance between indexes and the T-score of femora was evaluated by correlation analysis, and the diagnostic value of indexes for osteopenia was examined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. RESULTS: A total of 81 patients were included. The average value of CBR-7, CBR-10, and CBAR (7-10) were highly related to the T-score of femora (r = - 0.592, r = - 0.634, and r = - 0.631, respectively, p < 0.0001). Results of the intra- and interobserver variation assessment was excellent. CBR-7, CBR-10, and CBAR (7-10) were significantly different between the non-osteopenia and osteopenia groups (p < 0.0001). CBR-10 had the biggest area under curve (AUC), means the great diagnostic value for osteopenia in the proximal femora (AUC = 0.821, cutoff value = 0.3805). CONCLUSION: The canal bone ratio at 10 x 10(-2) m under the level of the lesser trochanter proved to be a great indicator of femoral osteopenia. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trail Registry, ChiCTR2000041016. Registered 16 December 2020-Retrospectively registered, http://www.chictr.org.cn/listbycreater.aspx . CI - (c) 2021. International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation. FAU - Liu, Y AU - Liu Y AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. FAU - Ma, W-J AU - Ma WJ AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. FAU - Huang, K AU - Huang K AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. FAU - Yang, J AU - Yang J AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. FAU - Zeng, Y AU - Zeng Y AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. FAU - Shen, B AU - Shen B AD - Orthopedics Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. shenbin_1971@163.com. LA - eng GR - 81974347/national natural science foundation of china/ GR - Z20191008/national clinical research center for geriatrics, west china hospital sichuan university/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211113 PL - England TA - Osteoporos Int JT - Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA JID - 9100105 SB - IM MH - Absorptiometry, Photon MH - *Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip/adverse effects MH - Bone Density MH - *Bone Diseases, Metabolic/diagnostic imaging MH - Humans MH - Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone mineral density OT - Canal bone ratio OT - DXA OT - Hip radiography OT - Osteopenia OT - Total hip arthroplasty EDAT- 2021/11/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/22 06:00 CRDT- 2021/11/14 21:14 PHST- 2021/07/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/11/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/14 21:14 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00198-021-06231-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00198-021-06231-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Osteoporos Int. 2022 Apr;33(4):871-879. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-06231-8. Epub 2021 Nov 13.