Acta Med. 2016, 59: 117-123

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.38

Common Mistakes in the Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in Turkey. A Retrospective Descriptive Multicenter Study

Ali Yavuz Karahana, Bugra Kayab, Banu Kuranc, Ozlem Altındagd, Pelin Yildirime, Sevil Ceyhan Doganf, Aynur Basarana, Ender Salbasg, Turgay Altınbilekh, Tuba Gulere, Sena Tolui, Zekiye Hasbekj, Banu Ordahana, Ercan Kaydokk, Ufuk Yucelk, Selcuk Yesilyurtl, Almula Demir Polatm, Murat Cubukcun, Omer Naso, Umit Sarpo, Ozan Yasarp, Seher Kucuksaraca, Gozde Turkoglua, Ahmet Karadagq, Sinan Bagcacir, Kemal Erols, Emel Gulert, Serpil Tunau, Ahmet Yildirimv, Savas Karpuza

aDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beyhekim State Hospital of Konya, Konya, Turkey
bDepartment of Nuclear Medicine of Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
cDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
dDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gaziantep University Sahinbey Research and Training Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
eDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
fDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
gDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Agri, Agri, Turkey
hDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical therapy High school of Health Sciences of University of Halic, Istanbul, Turkey
iDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
jDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
kDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Nevsehir, Nevsehir, Turkey
lDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital of Yoncali, Kutahya, Turkey
mDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Afyon, Afyon, Turkey
nDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Denizli, Denizli, Turkey
oDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Yozgat, Yozgat, Turkey
pDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Research and Training Hospital, Amasya, Turkey
qDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Sivas, Sivas, Turkey
rDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Hakkari, Hakkari, Turkey
sDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital of Nigde, Nigde, Turkey
tDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
uDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
vDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Beyhekim State Hospital of Konya, Konya, Turkey

Received May 23, 2016
Accepted August 29, 2016

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