Repeating bone mineral density scans up to 8 years after initial measurements does not provide any significant benefit for predicting incident fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis ...

People with lower bone density are at greater risk for breaking a bone. The study, which included more than 800 men and women with an average age of 75, is published in the Sept. 25 issue of the ...

Medicare reimburses older individuals for BMD screening every two years, and the study's authors note about 22 percent of those who get screened get a repeat bone test within three years.

Repeat bone mineral density (BMD) testing did not improve fracture-risk prediction in a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women beyond baseline BMD measurement alone, according to new 12 ...

Many repeat fractures could have been prevented if older people had been counseled about osteoporosis after their first bone break, experts say.

Repeating bone mineral density (BMD) tests after four years provides little clinical benefit when assessing bone fracture risk in seniors age 75 and older, according to a recent study led by ...

The international guidelines on the standardisation of bone marrow specimens advise that the core length of bone marrow biopsies taken from an adult should be at least 2 cm. The guideline states that ...