Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 186-194 , April 2009

Bone and Muscle Parameters of the Tibia: Agreement Between the XCT 2000 and XCT 3000 Instruments

  • Melonie Burrows

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    • Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Melonie Burrows, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics and Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Room 589 Research Pavilion, 828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L8, Canada.
    • ,
  • David M.L. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • ,
  • Danmei Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    • Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Heather A. McKay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    • Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

Received 18 August 2008 ,Revised 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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 Sources of funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Professor McKay is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research's Senior Scholar.

PII: S1094-6950(08)00448-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.09.005

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 186-194 , April 2009

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