Open AccessValidity of the DEXA diagnosis of involutional osteoporosis in patients with femoral neck fractures
Author(s) -
Ali Humadi,
Rajit H Alhadithi,
Sabhan I Alkudiari
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.58609
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , femoral neck , osteoid , radiology , femur , bone mineral , lumbar , nuclear medicine , surgery , pathology
There exists no study comparing dual energy X-ray absorptimetry (DEXA) with histomorphometry to evaluate its accuracy and validity as an assessment tool. A prospective study was done comparing the measurements of osteoporosis in patients with femoral neck fractures using the histological method of diagnosis and in the same patients with DEXA postoperatively.