Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA): Can it detect acute scaphoid fractures?

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-84

  Stephen, A B ^a   Pye, D ^a   Lyons, A R ^a   Oni, J A ^a   Davis, Tim R C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DXA; Scaphoid fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPHOID BONE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 11244349634     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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