Older patients who visited local ERs for chest pain or breathing ... wrist or hip fracture before the x-ray was done, but they never received osteoporosis treatment." Majumdar estimates the ...

Edmonton, AB - Routine chest x-rays often show osteoporotic ... Secondary outcomes were rates of fracture recognition and rates of osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. Thirty-six patients were ...

Osteoporosis and osteopenia, a precursor to osteoporosis, can easily be detected through the use of a scan called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA. The test is recommended for women 65 and ...