Summary
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The introduction of DXA in daily clinical practice is a major advance in the case-finding of patients at high risk for osteoporosis.
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DXA measurements are helpful for the diagnosis of osteoporosis and for predicting fracture risk.
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In the absence of a prevalent vertebral fracture, DXA is essential for selecting patients for drug treatment.
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Low bone density as measured by DXA should be interpreted in the context of other risk factors for osteoporotic fractures.
The availability of bone densitometry using DXA is a major advance in the diagnosis of osteoporosis in daily clinical practice. There is growing consensus about case-finding of individuals at high risk for osteoporosis, and bone densitometry using DXA is an integral part of this process.
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Geusens, P. (2004). Dual-energy X-ray-based Absorptiometry in Daily Clinical Practice. In: Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-402-9_9
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