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| Roldan,Eugenia Quiros; Brianese,Nigritella; Raffetti,Elena; Focà,Emanuele; Pezzoli,Maria Chiara; Bonito,Andrea; Ferraresi,Alice; Lanza,Paola; Porcelli,Teresa; Castelli,Francesco. |
| ABSTRACT Introduction: Osteoporosis represents one of the most frequent comorbidity among HIV patients. The current standard method for osteoporosis diagnosis is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound can provide information about bone quality. The aims of this study are to compare these two methods and to evaluate their ability to screen for vertebral fracture. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in HIV patients attending the Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of Brescia during 2014 and who underwent lumbar/femoral dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, vertebral fracture assessment and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound. The assessment of osteoporosis diagnostic accuracy was performed for calcaneal... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Osteoporosis; HIV; Calcaneal ultrasound. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000600581 |
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