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Bone Mineral Density Test

Known as: BMD, bone density, Bone Mineral Density 
A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone. BMD measurements are used to diagnose… 
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Review
2005
Review
2005
The epidemiology of quantitative ultrasound: A review of the relationships with bone mass, osteoporosis and fracture risk
Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is a simple, inexpensive and non-invasive measure of bone which has been used in research settings… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The effect of habitual physical activity, non-athletic exercise, muscle strength, and VO2max on bone mineral density is rather low in early postmenopausal osteopenic women.
CONTEXT Although the positive effect of well-designed exercise regimes on bone mineral density (BMD) is established the osteo… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effect of combined risedronate and hormone replacement therapies on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
Both hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and bisphosphonates are efficacious in the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Vitamin D-receptor genotypes as independent genetic predictors of decreased bone mineral density in primary biliary cirrhosis.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Relationship of Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover to Bone Density Changes in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial
We assessed the associations of eight bone turnover markers (BTMs) with baseline and 1‐year percentage changes in lumbar spine… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Vitamin D Receptor Gene Start Codon Polymorphisms (FokI) and Bone Mineral Density: Interaction with Age, Dietary Calcium, and 3′‐End Region Polymorphisms
Osteoporosis is a polygenic disease, whose determining loci have not yet been identified. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Bone mineral changes in young women with hypothalamic amenorrhea treated with oral contraceptives, medroxyprogesterone, or placebo over 12 months.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Accuracy of DEXA measurement of bone mineral density after total hip arthroplasty.
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is increasingly used to measure changes in bone mineral density (BMD) around femoral… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Determination of bone mineral density by dual X‐ray absorptiometry in patients with uncemented total hip arthroplasty
Bone remodeling is an expected sequela with total hip arthroplasty (THA). Although there are several methods of estimating bone… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Lack of bone accretion and amenorrhea: evidence for a relative osteopenia in weight-bearing bones.
Bone mineral density (BMD) was studied in young exercising amenorrheic girls to determine if density was compromised and the… 
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