Study Indicates Teriparatide As Useful Drug In Osteoporosis Treatment
Teriparatide, a drug that contains a synthetic form of a natural human hormone call parathyroid hormone, is a useful treatment for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis even in patients who have...
View ArticleWhat is Digital Xray Radiogrammetry?
Radiogrammetry is a technique that uses a conventional radiograph for the assessment of bone status by using cortical width as a measure of bone strength. Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic...
View ArticleUpdated Osteoporosis Management Guidlines 2013 For Men and Women
Guidelines for diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at least 50 years of age in the United Kingdom have been released by the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group....
View ArticleHow To Prevent Falls in Elderly
Falls are very common causes of fractures especially in old age. With age, bones start getting weak and prone to fracture with slightest trauma. With age also come many medical problems, joint...
View ArticleDEXA Scan or Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry
DEXA [Now abbreviated as DXA] or dual energy x-ray absorptiometery is a technique used to measure bone density. Dexa scan involves passing two X-ray beams with different energy levels are aimed at the...
View ArticleBone Mineral Density
Bone mineral density or bone density is measure of mineral content in per square centimeter of bones. Bone mineral density is an indirect indicator of osteoporosis. Densitometery is the test for...
View ArticleQuantitative computed tomography or QCT
Quantitative computed tomography is a procedure which uses CT scan for quantitative assessment of the bones or bone mineral density. It is mainly used in osteoporotic patients. By Osteoporosis is a...
View ArticleQuantitative Ultrasound or QUS
Quantitative ultrasound is an ultrasound based modality to measure bone mineral density in osteoporosis. DXA is considered gold standard for measurement of bone mineral density. In fact quantified...
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