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  • Title: [Bone mineral density in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
    Author: Kochetova EV, Vezikova NN.
    Journal: Ter Arkh; 2013; 85(3):14-6. PubMed ID: 23720836.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To study of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 104 patients with COPD were examined. A study group comprised men with a long smoking history. BMD of the lumbar spine in the frontal view and that of the proximal femur (the neck, Ward's area, greater trochanter) were studied by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry using a Lunar DPX-NT densitometer. RESULTS: Osteoporosis of the lumbar spine was most frequently detected in patients with COPD (37.2%). That of the femoral neck was diagnosed in 19.77% of the patients with COPD. In the advanced stage of COPD, the BMD values in all areas were significantly decreased. CONCLUSION: Osteoporosis is a significant disease in patients with COPD.
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