BACKGROUND CONTEXT The importance of bone status assessment in spine surgery is
well recognized. The current gold standard for assessing bone mineral density is dual …

Abstract Background The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends
universal osteoporosis screening among women ages 65+ and targeted screening of …

Importance Screening for osteoporosis with bone mineral density (BMD) is recommended
for older adults. It is unclear whether repeating a BMD screening test improves fracture risk …

Purpose Osteoporosis is an underdiagnosed condition despite effective screening
modalities. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) screening, although recommended in …

Timely identification and treatment of osteoporosis following hip fracture is recommended to
mitigate future fracture risk, yet prior work has demonstrated a disconnect between evidence …

Social determinants of health theoretical frameworks identify health insurance coverage as a
determinant of older adults' osteoporosis diagnoses, which results in health inequities. In …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate recent trends in Medicare reimbursement
rates for various imaging studies. Methods Common diagnostic radiologic studies were …

Background: Fractures of the distal aspect of the radius are common, yet little is known about
this type of fracture among older men. The purpose of this study was to compare fracture …

Reimbursement for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans in the outpatient setting
has declined significantly since 2006. Research through 2011 has suggested …

Bone Mineral Density Screening Among People With HIV: A Population-Based Analysis in the
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