La absorciometría digital computarizada en el diagnóstico de la osteoporosis en un grupo de deficientes mentales graves

Background: The loss of bone mass after a certain age is a physiological fact that, in certain circumstances, is capable of inducing osteoporosis. In the diagnostic strategies for this condition, densitometry is a well-accepted technique now widely used. On patients with severe mental retardation, a number of circumstances come into play and may foster a greater frequency of osteo-