title: [Ultrasound densitometry of the heel bone in a random sample of the adult Czech population].
abstract: To assess the state of the skeleton of 870 subjects selected at random the authors used ultrasound densitometry of the talus. The assessment was made using a Cuba Clinical apparatus (McCue Ultrasonic Ltd.UK). The assessed parameters were BUA in db/MHz (broad band ultrasound attenuation) and VOS in m/s (velocity of sound). From the results it is apparent that the BUA values in men reach their peak at the age of 31-35 years. In women the BUA values are highest between 18 and 20 years, then follows a decline and again a rise between 41 and 45 years. The VOS values in men are highest between 18 and 20 years, followed by a drop and slight increase between 56 and 60 years. In women the VOS values reach their maximum between 18 and 20 years. The assessed values obtained in a random sample of the population from three regions are the basis for evaluation of bone densitometry obtained by means of questionnaire in the adult Czech population.
authors.affiliation: Endokrinologický ústav, Praha.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pôbisová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zamrazil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerovská
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simecková
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018153:Czech Republic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ultrazvuková denzitometrie patní kosti (CUBA) u náhodnĕ vybraného vzorku dospĕlé ceské populace.