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Many types of bone densitometry equipment are available in Japan, but the numbers of such machines and the numbers of institutions that offer bone densitometry have not been clarified. We analyzed the data from annual surveys conducted by the Japan Osteoporosis Foundation from 1996 to 2006, and we obtained the following results on the use of densitometry equipment: (1) In 1996 there were 6,687 units...
The aims of this study were to: (a) examine differences in speed of sound (SOS) between the right (SOSR) and left (SOSL) radius; (b) detect bone loss following proximal forearm fracture by SOS measurement at the radius; and (c) compare SOSL and bone mineral density (BMD) of one-third, mid-distal, ultra-distal and total region of the left radius. Two hundred eighty-seven Caucasian women (mean age 60...
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