Abstract:
The main objectives of bones density assessment using theDEXA scanner.
The study subjected 50 patients, 45 females and 5 males to DEXA examination for the spine and hip joints. Researcher found that results of 18 patients were negative, 11 patients suffered from osteopenia and 16 patients from osteoporosis.
On the other hand, the results of 5 male patients showed that the results of 2 patients were normal, while 2 patients suffered from osteopenia and 1 from osteoporosis.
The results of the study showed that the results of 40% of the patients were normal, 34% were diagnosed with osteoporosis and 26% with osteopenia. The study found the females were more affected by osteoporosis than males
