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DXA Humerus - right [Z-score] Bone density
DXA Humerus-R Z-score BMD
Definition
- Measuring the bone density of the humerus helps determine the best approach to treatment for patients being considered for shoulder surgery and those with humeral fractures. Patients needing shoulder surgery are at higher risk of local osteoporosis due to lack of mechanical stimulation, and general osteoporosis is a common risk factor for proximal humerus fractures in patients aged 65 and over. Determining the presence of osteoporosis pre-operatively can help decide if different repair techniques and hardware, such as threaded anchors, should be used. [PMID: 25027108]
Component
- Views for bone density
Specimen / system
- Upper extremity.right>Humerus
Class
- RAD
Property
- Zscore
Scale
- Qn
Method
- DXA
Related names
- Arm; BMD; Bone Densiometry; Bone Density Scan; Den; Densiometry; DEX; DEXA; Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry; EXT; Extr-R; Films; Humerus-R; Imaging; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; R; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RT; RUE; Standard score; UE; UE-R; Up; Upper extremity; View; Views for BMD; VWS; Z score; Z value; Z-score
Index terms
- Arm
- BMD
- Bone Densiometry
- Bone Density Scan
- Den
- Densiometry
- DEX
- DEXA
- Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry
- EXT
- Extr-R
- Films
- Humerus-R
- Imaging
- Point in time
- QNT
- Quan
- Quant
- Quantitative
- R
- Rad
- RADIOLOGY
- Random
- RT
- RUE
- Standard score
- UE
- UE-R
- Up
- Upper extremity
- View
- Views for BMD
- Views for bone density
- VWS
- Z score
- Z value
- Z-score