The long-term effect of ovariectomy on the loss of bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated in rats with and without estrogen treatment; BMD was studied in the lumbar and caudal vertebrae, measured by DXA, to find how the losses of BMD occur in the axial skeleton. Seventy female Wistar ra...
据此提出指骨的骨皮质厚度可以用来估价矿物质含量。在同年中，Barnett et al.（1960）报告了使用骨皮质厚度诊断骨质疏松的新方法。该方法使用普通的直尺(mm)测量成年人对照组（125名）和疾病组（150名有骨代谢疾病）的外周骨（股骨与手部第二掌骨）的皮质骨厚度，以及中轴骨（腰椎锥体）的凹度，将计算的结果称为...