Assessing Bone Mineral Density Using Radiographs of the Hand: A Multicenter Validation

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures incur substantial costs to quality of life and global health care systems. The current gold standard for quantifying bone density is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Our hypothesis is that bone density can be accurately predicted with a simpler method using plain radiographs of the hand.

Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - September 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Harry Burton, David Bodansky, Natan Silver, Jeffrey Yao, Maxim Horwitz Tags: Editor's Choice Source Type: research