Combined vertebral fracture assessment and bone mineral density measurement: a new standard in the diagnosis of osteoporosis in academic populations

SUMMARY: Vertebral Fracture Analysis enables the detection of vertebral fractures in the same session as bone mineral density testing. Using this method in 2,424 patients, we found unknown vertebral fractures in approximately one out of each six patients with significant impact on management. INTROD...

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Autores principales: Jager, P. L., Jonkman, S., Koolhaas, W., Stiekema, A., Wolffenbuttel, B. H. R., Slart, R. H. J. A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20571773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1293-3

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