掌骨放射学测量对老年性骨质疏松症的诊断价值

The diagnostic value of radiographic measurement of the metacarpus for senile osteoporosis

报道了１４６例第２掌骨的放射学测量结果。结果揭示：正常对照组、老年性骨质疏松组与骨质疏松合并骨折组的掌骨骨皮质厚度和掌骨指数在男、女性中均存在显著（Ｐ＜０．０５）或非常显著（Ｐ＜０．０１）的统计学差异。作者认为，掌骨的放射学测量对于老年性骨质疏松具有一定诊断价值，在目前仍不失为一种较为有效的方法。

adiographic measurements of the second metacarpus of 146 hands were performed.Therewere significant (P<0.05)or highly significant(P<0.01)statistical differences in themetacarpal cortical thickness and metacarpal index among the normal control,senile osteoporosisand osteoporotic fracture in either men or women. The observations indicated that the radio-graphic measurement of the metacarpus is of value to diagnosis of senile osteoporosis.