QUS Measurements Performed At Multiple skeletal sites.
Vertebral fracture is usually the earliest clinical manifestation of severe osteoporosis.
Early detection of vertebral fracture risk is therefore crucial for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. These measurements were performed by the Sunlight Omnisense TM which enables bone evaluation at multiple skeletal sites using the Shortest Propagation Time principle of operation. The SOS at the Radius and Phalanx showed a significant discrimination between patients with vertebral fractures versus age matched control and healthy young women. At the tibial site no significant discrimination was detected. Even though the data obtained was on a small sample size, statistically significant high OR values were observed.