The difference between bone age and bone density is mainly reflected in the three aspects of examination object, examination content and clinical significance.
1. Target: The target of bone age examination is mostly children; the target of bone density examination is mostly adults, middle-aged and old people.
2. Inspection content: Bone age inspection is the age of the bones, shooting the X-ray film of the left wrist; bone density inspection is the content of bone minerals per unit volume, the greater the bone density, the more solid the bones.
3. Clinical significance: Bone age can accurately reflect the growth and development of the human body, the height of the growth of space, bone age is one of the clinical diagnosis of short stature of the examination program. Bone density can reflect whether there is low bone mass or osteoporosis, if there is, it is necessary to improve the bone density to reduce and avoid the occurrence of fragility fracture.
Seek prompt medical attention if discomfort occurs, and improve the examination and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance.