New IOF position paper urges routine use of DXA-VFA in fracture liaison services Vertebral fractures often remain undetected, despite their significance as risk factors for future fractures ...

Increased risk of fracture has been shown to be one of the complications arising from longstanding diabetes. With the worldwide increase in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), in part due to aging populations ...

DXA measures BMD as well these other applications and measurements: trabecular bone score, skeletal geometry and DXA-based finite-element analysis, vertebral fracture assessment, and body composition.

To assess the calibration of FRAX, Carrie Ye, MD, and colleagues analyzed vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) using DXA in 11,766 patients who underwent surgery for a VFA-identified fracture from ...

*DXA and/or VFA recommended but not necessary for treatment decisions. ‡ Delayed puberty, hypogonadism, hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, alcohol abuse ...

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» Should one undergo special training for operating a DXA scanner? This depends on the national regulations. Although a DXA scan is a relatively low-dose diagnostic procedure, formal staff training in ...