Ultrasound and alendronate: new tools for osteoporosis screening and treatment.
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Abstract
Office-based physicians can now 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.