Evaluation of low bone mass and prediction of fracture risk using metacarpal radiogrammetry method: a comparative study with DXA and X-ray phantom.

Objectives: (i) To predict the future risk of osteoporotic fracture in women using a simple forearm radiograph. (ii) To assess osteoporosis in southern Indian women by using radiogrammetric technique in comparison with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and X-ray phantom study.

Methods: The bone mineral density (BMD) of the right proximal femur by DXA and the X-ray measurements were acquired from the right forearm.