Thyroid hormones play a significant role in skeletal metabolism and bone turnover. We investigated the effect of levothyroxine (LT4) replacement on bone mineral density (BMD) using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in newly diagnosed patients with hypothyroidism.
Keywords: DEXA, osteopenia, osteoporosis, subclinical hypothyroidism
AACE endocrinology and diabetes
Journal Article
English
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