Evaluation of Quality and Bone Microstructure Alterations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review Martínez Montoro, José Ignacio García Fontana, Beatriz García Fontana, Cristina Muñoz Torres, Manuel Eduardo Type 2 diabetes mellitus Bone fragility Fracture risk Bone structure Bone quality This research was funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III grants (PI18-00803, PI21-01069, and PI18-01235), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) and by a Junta de Andalucia grant (PI-0268-2019). In addition, C.G-F. was funded by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CD20/00022). Bone fragility is a common complication in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, traditional techniques for the evaluation of bone fragility, such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), do not perform well in this population. Moreover, the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) usually underestimates fracture risk in T2DM. Importantly, novel technologies for the assessment of one microarchitecture in patients with T2DM, such as the trabecular bone score (TBS), high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), and microindentation, are emerging. Furthermore, different serum and urine bone biomarkers may also be useful for the evaluation of bone quality in T2DM. Hence, in this article, we summarize the limitations of conventional tools for the evaluation of bone fragility and review the current evidence on novel approaches for the assessment of quality and bone microstructure alterations in patients with T2DM. 2022-05-10T07:58:12Z 2022-05-10T07:58:12Z 2022-04-14 journal article Martínez-Montoro, J.I... [et al.]. Evaluation of Quality and Bone Microstructure Alterations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 2206. [https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082206] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/74771 10.3390/jcm11082206 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Atribución 3.0 España MDPI