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Volume 353:164-171 July 14, 2005 Number 2
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Screening for Osteoporosis
Lawrence G. Raisz, M.D.

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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

At her annual visit, a 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at age 52 and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes 500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Bone Densitometry

            Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

            Quantitative Computed Tomography

Peripheral Measurements

Selecting Patients for Bone Densitometry

Laboratory Assessment

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines from Professional Societies

Summary and Recommendations


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From the Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Raisz at the Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., MC-3805, Farmington, CT 06030, or at raisz@nso.uchc.edu.


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