Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry of the Distal Femur May Be More Reliable than the Proximal Tibia in Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 827-831

  Morse, Leslie R ^a,c   Lazzari, Antonio A ^c   Battaglino, Ricardo ^e   Stolzmann, Kelly L ^c   Matthess, Kirby R ^a,c   Gagnon, David R ^c,d   Davis, Samuel A ^c   Garshick, Eric ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis; Precision; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIONMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMUR; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIBIA; VETERANS;

EID: 65249120190     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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