Bone Abstracts

It is widely accepted that the “gold” standard method for diagnosis of osteoporosis is dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, to measure bone mineral content and bone mineral density (BMD). However in the last decades other less harmful and cheaper methods were developed. Among them bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is one of most commonly used and is used in analysis of body composition as well. On its side, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is a noninvasive method of e...

Vitamin D plays an important role for bone health, and is associated to the risk of osteoporosis development.The aim of the present work was to determine the association between serum vitamin D concentration and the bone mineral density (BMD) in post-menopausal women living in a Mexican rural community (this study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee). The BMD was assessed by ultrasound and vitamin D was evaluated using a specific immunoass...