Abstract
The DXA is currently used for the medical monitoring of weight class sports (judo, wrestling) or with weight requirement such as rugby (follow-up of fat and lean mass). We used a DXA (advantages: relatively low cost and low exposure to radiations) to detect bone spine morphotypes and particularly to measure the pelvic incidence and detect certain anatomical abnormalities of the lumbar spine. Thirty-three rugby players from the training centre of the AS Montferrandaise were studied during the 2009–2010 season. The DXA measures the composition of the body, bone mineral density, and spine morphology in order to determine the effects of both training and nutrition. It also helps to establish specific training programmes adapted to the spine morphology and, when necessary, to the anomaly revealed during the scan.
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