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Confounding factors to bone mineral density measurement

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Bone mineral density measurements by dual X-ray absorptiometry measurement may be inaccurate in the following cases:

For the lumbar spine:

  • Degenerative Lumbar spondylosis with osteophyte formation
  • Aortic calcification
  • Previous vertebral collapse

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