Quantitative Ultrasound and Fracture Risk Assessment

Spectral-detector based x-ray absorptiometry (SDXA): in-vivo bone mineral density measurements in patients with and without osteoporotic fractures

“…Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder defined by reduced bone density, altered bone quality and architecture, that increases the overall risk of low-impact and fragility fractures [1,2]. It is estimated that osteoporosis affects over 75 million people in western countries (Europe, USA and Japan), with 3,5 million estimated new osteoporotic fractures each year in Europe alone (expected increase until 2025 by 28%), with the majority of these being hip and vertebral fractures [3,4].…”