The overall rates of BMD testing in this study were very low. Physicians did consider some risk factors (age, race, and weight) when deciding about whom to screen but did not include others ...

Are you due for a bone density test? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced updated osteoporosis screening guidelines on January 14, 2025. Women 65 years or older, or postmenopausal ...

Older women aren't the only ones who need a bone density test. Younger women who have a fracture risk that’s similar to women who are 65 and up should also get tested.

A bone mineral density test (BMD), which measures the strength of the bone, is used to screen for thinning bones and determine if osteoporosis is present. Initial screening is recommended for ...

Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s bones. It’s an important diagnostic tool for osteoporosis, a progressive disease in which bones become brittle ...

Older people at risk for osteoporosis are sometimes recommended to get a bone mineral density (BMD) screening test every two years to see if fractures may occur in the near future. But, a new ...

The proportion of bone minerals to soft tissue reveals bone density. The DXA test, which is most often used to measure bone density at the hip and the lumbar spine, is used to diagnose osteoporosis.

Bone mineral density testing is important in the management of osteoporosis. Guidelines for initiating pharmacologic treatment for osteoporosis are based on BMD in conjunction with risk ...

Postmenopausal women not diagnosed for osteoporosis on an initial bone mineral density test are unlikely to sustain a major osteoporotic fracture or to reap benefit from frequent re-screening ...

PHILADELPHIA — Preoperative bone mineral density testing did not predict fixation failure in patients undergoing spinal reconstruction for adult scoliosis. “DEXA scans have been extensively ...

Objective: Bone mineral density (BMD) testing is a key tool used to diagnose and treat osteoporosis. We assessed the rate of scheduling BMD tests among health plan members at risk for osteoporosis ...

This study looked at how often family physicians ordered BMD tests for women between the ages of 50 and 70 years and whether any specific osteoporosis risk factors were associated with testing.