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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. 2007; 34 (1-2): 61-66
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-82468
ABSTRACT
Osteoporosis is one of the most common metabolic diseases. It is responsible for considerable morbidity, mortality and costs. Our aim was to evaluate metacarpal index as a diagnostic tool for bone mass measurement as compared with DEXA. The study included 50 males above 60 years of age with a history of osteoporotic fractures as well as 20 apparently healthy males. Their ages ranged from 20-25 years. Metacarpals index had sensitivity of 46%, specificity of 95% positive predictive value 96%, negative predictive value 41% in comparison to DEXA. Metacarpals index can be used as a routine test for exclusion of osteoporosis