Health Condition 1: M513- Other thoracic, thoracolumbar andlumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: AMBULATORY POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN and should not be a part of other study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Trauma, infection, tumor, congenital deformity and previous surgery of lumbar spine, implant in situ, metabolic bone disease, chronic kidney disease affecting bone metabolism. 2. Secondary osteoporosis caused by hyperparathyroidism and long term use glucocorticoid rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis,and other immune system diseases. 3. H/O neurological disorder involving brain, spine and nerve 4. Non cooperative and cognitive impaired patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Combined & individual T score of each lumbar vertebra & Hip joint 2. Osteophyte formation grading in lumbar vertebra according Nathan classification 3. Lumbar spine disc degeneration score according to Pfirrmann grading of T2 weighted MRI scanTimepoint: Patients involved in the study should have performed both Bone Mineral Density (including lumbar spine & hip) & lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 2â??weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| bone mineral density be a predictor for early detection of lumbar disc degeneration.Timepoint: Any time after menopause so there is no specific time limits for it | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE JAIPUR