How well can a measurement at the wrist predict the risk of fracture of hip or spine?
Studies done with Omnisense demonstrate that Omnisense measurement of the radius produces a fracture prediction ability equal to that of DXA obtained at the hip and spine. Furthermore, Omnisense measures a major fracture site – the wrist. This peripheral site is the earliest to fracture, often preceding hip and spine fractures by as much as 10 to 28 years. Scientific References about Fracture Prediction Discrimination of Proximal Hip Fracture by Quantitative Ultrasound Measurement at the Radius, M. Weiss, A. Ben-Shlomo, P. Hagag, S. Ish-Shalom, Osteoporosis International (2000) 11:411-416 Multisite Quantitative Ultrasound: Precision, Age- and Menopause-related Changes, Fracture Discrimination, and T-score Equivalence with Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry, K.M. Knapp, G.M. Blake, T.D. Spector, I. Fogelman, Osteoporosis International, 2001, 12(6):456-464 Does Combining the Results from Multiple Bone Sites Measured by a New Quantitative Ultrasound Device Improve Discrimination of Hip Frac
