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The World Health Organization (WHO) has established a diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis using BMD T-scores which describes an individual's BMD in terms of the number of SDs by which is differs from the mean peak value in young, healthy persons of the same sex—currently more than 2.5 SDs below the mean as the criterion for osteoporosis. [5]
In addition to the detection of abnormal BMD, the diagnosis of osteoporosis requires investigations into potentially modifiable underlying causes; this may be done with blood tests. Depending on the likelihood of an underlying problem, investigations for cancer with metastasis to the bone, multiple myeloma, Cushing's disease and other above ...
Osteoporosis circumscripta cranii refers to a highly circumscribed (focal) lytic lesion of the skull bone as seen on X-ray in patients with Paget's disease of bones. [1] This focal lesion can be fairly large.
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The ISCD states that there is no clearly understood correlation between BMD and the risk of a child's sustaining a fracture; the diagnosis of osteoporosis in children cannot be made on the basis of densitometry criteria. T-scores are prohibited with children and should not even appear on DXA reports.
A diagnosis of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw relies on three criteria: [6] the patient possesses an area of exposed bone in the jaw persisting for more than 8 weeks, the patient must present with no history of radiation therapy to the head and neck
The International Osteoporosis Foundation organises the annual World Osteoporosis Day, observed internationally on October 20. [10] The day is dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related diseases of bones, muscles and joints. [11] [12]
The Royal Osteoporosis Society supports ground-breaking and pioneering research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis treatment of osteoporosis. The charity has invested over £5 million in more than 130 projects which have enhanced knowledge and understanding of osteoporosis, leading to significant improvements in diagnosis and treatment.