Open AccessSingle-Site vs Multisite Bone Density Measurement for Fracture Prediction
Author(s) -
William D. Leslie,
Lisa M. Lix,
James F. Tsang,
Patrícia Caetano
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.15.1641
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , hip fracture , bone density , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , osteoporosis , hazard ratio , trochanter , cohort , femoral neck , bone mineral , proportional hazards model , population , cohort study , nuclear medicine , surgery , environmental health
Bone density measurement with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry is widely used for fracture risk assessment. Discordance between measurement sites is common, but it is unclear how this affects fracture prediction.
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