Medical Devices Industry Reports Bone Sonometer Market | Page 2

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Bone Sonometer Market – Overview
Bone sonometer is also called as bone densitometry equipment in which sound waves on interaction with bone
tissue gives information about elastic and structural properties of tissue. Bone faces slow degradation over period
of time by microscopic fracture, fatigue damage, loss of bone mass with aging or nutritional deficiency at birth.
By assessing bone health, bone sonometer can predict the risk for osteoporosis and fracture due to this condition.
Various peripheral skeletal sites that can be assessed with bone sonometer include calcaneus, phalanges of the
hand, and tibia. In addition, it can also assess the structural and biomechanical properties of bones that contribute
to bone strength.
Bone sonometer is comparatively safer technique against other densitometry equipment such as dual energy X-
ray absorptiometry and peripheral quantitative computed tomography, which causes exposure to ionizing
radiation. It is also simple to use and easy to move due to portability features. Moreover, bone sonometer
measures bone in two dimensions, providing only an estimation of bone density. It is used to check mineral
status in all age groups including children, adults, and geriatric population.
The global bone sonometer market size was valued at US$ 864.3 million in 2017, and is expected to witness a
CAGR of 5.32% over the forecast period (2018 – 2026).
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