<prompt> Regarding osteoporosis, all of the following statements are true except: March 2012Raised alkaline phosphataseDEXA scan is helpfulReduced bony matrixCod fish appearance on X-ray  <response>: Ans: A i.e. Raised alkaline phosphatase Osteoporosis Serum calcium, phosphates alkaline phosphatase are within normal limits. DEXA scan is an X-ray based bone densitometry, is the gold standard in the quantification of bone mass Osteoporosis is characterised by a diffuse reduction in the bone density due to a decrease in the bone mass X-ray shows Cod fish appearance disc bulges into the adjacent veebral bodies so that the disc becomes biconvex 