One-third Radius bone mineral density measurement utility in the diagnosis of osteoporosis: a comparative analysis with femoral and lumbar spine bone mineral density

Osteoporosis is defined by a BMD ≤ 2.5 SD below the young adult reference population. Standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans for osteoporosis involve the femoral neck and lumbar spine, but alternative sites like the one-third radius (1/3 R) are only used when these sites are inaccessi...

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Main Authors: Monder Lafi, Hamzah Amin, Muhammed Aqib Khan, Marwan Bukhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19932820.2025.2506877
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