Ultrasound measurement on the calcaneus: Influence of immersion time and rotation of the foot

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 318-326

  Chappard, C ^a,c   Berger, G ^a   Roux, C ^b   Laugier, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^c UPMC Univ Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Osteoporosis; Precision; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; BODY POSITION; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032934185     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050154     Document Type: Article

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