Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can detect bone mineral density loss before it can be identified on usual skeletal radiography, making it possible to diagnose osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men before clinical fractures arise. However, when DXA is used outside these populations or if the clinical picture does not match the reported T-scores, mistakes can arise in interpreting results and determining the need for pharmaceutical therapy.
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Comenius Univ, Univ Hosp, Fac Med Bratislava, Dept Internal Med 1, Bratislava, SlovakiaLausanne Univ Hosp, Ctr Bone Dis, Bone & Joint Dept, Ave Pierre Decker 4, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Stenova, Emoke
Lamy, Olivier
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Lausanne Univ Hosp, Ctr Bone Dis, Bone & Joint Dept, Ave Pierre Decker 4, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne Univ Hosp, Internal Med Dept, Internal Med Unit, Lausanne, SwitzerlandLausanne Univ Hosp, Ctr Bone Dis, Bone & Joint Dept, Ave Pierre Decker 4, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland