Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A synthetic test model was developed to assist in screening injectable cements with a focus on mechanical ...

Bone density tests (also called bone mineral density tests or BMD tests) check how strong your bones are by measuring a small part of one or a few of them. The results can help your doctor know how ...

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme that’s naturally present throughout your body. It comes in many variations called isoenzymes. Each isoenzyme of ALP is different, depending on where in your ...

Did you realize that bone loss actually begins around the age of thirty-five? The first obvious clue is when we begin to lose height. Researchers have noted that from the ages of 65 through 81 it will ...

Question: I am 62-year-old woman who has been fairly healthy most of my life. I try to walk daily and eat right. I’ve never had a fracture or bone health issues. But after my annual physical this year ...

A bone mineral density test, sometimes just called a bone density test, detects whether you have osteoporosis, a word that comes from Greek and literally means “porous bone.” When you have this ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

The screw utilizes the superelastic properties of Nitinol to allow higher levels of compression than contemporary bone screws. During manufacturing, the screw is stretched and held in an elongated ...