Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2010

Slight Abduction/Adduction Deviations in Femur Positioning for Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry are Inconsequential

  • Byram H. Ozer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Diane Krueger

      Affiliations

    • Osteoporosis Clinical Center and Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Neil Binkley

      Affiliations

    • Osteoporosis Clinical Center and Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Neil Binkley, MD, Osteoporosis Clinical Center and Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2870 University Avenue, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53705.

Received 16 July 2009 ,Revised 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00232-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.09.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2010

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