The 2nd Metacarpal Cortical Index as a Simple Screening Tool for Osteopenia

BACKGROUND: Osteopenia is a known risk factor for sustaining skeletal fractures. Prevention of fragility fractures has obvious clinical and economic advantages, however screening all patients using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is controversial not only because of the cost implications bu...

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Autores principales: Patel, Bhavika, Aqil, Adeel, Riaz, Osman, Jeffers, Russ, Dickson, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33317229
http://dx.doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2020.27.4.261

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33317229
http://dx.doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2020.27.4.261

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