RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ultrasound and alendronate: New tools for osteoporosis screening and treatment
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 398
OP 401
VO 65
IS 8
A2 Wilke, William S.
A1 Tonino, Richard P.
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/8/398.abstract
AB Office-based physicians can n o w use ultrasonography of the heel to screen for osteoporosis and estimate the risk of fractures. In treating osteoporosis, alendronate has been shown to increase bone mineral density and to decrease the incidence of fractures.