A Long Femur Scan Field Does Not Alter Proximal Femur Bone Mineral Density Measurements by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-358

  McKiernan, Fergus Eoin ^a   Hocking, Jane ^a   Cournoyer, Susan ^a   Berg, Richard L ^a   Linneman, James ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical subtrochanteric femur fracture; Femur length; Scan field

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; FEMUR; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS;

EID: 79960907901     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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