Vertebral Fracture Assessment or VFA

Vertebral Fracture Assessment or VFA is based on viewing the spine from the side.  This side view compliments DXA and BMD by detecting Vertebral Compression Fractures, which are an indication...

Why am I interested in Osteoporosis?

I became interested in preventing osteoporosis because weak bones break easily.  As an orthopedic surgeon I tried to put them back together.  A Styrofoam coffee cup is stronger than some...

What is Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is the cause of Fragility Fracture in over half of all women and a quarter of all men during their lifetimes.  The bad news is that serious Fragility Fractures...