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Osteology

Osteology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of all conditions affecting bone metabolism. Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease, predominantly affecting women after menopause, but it can also occur in men and across all age groups. We provide optimal care for those already diagnosed with osteoporosis, as well as early detection for those with relevant risk factors and general prevention for everyone.

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Typical symptoms and clinical pictures

  • Osteoporosis

    • Vertebral and hip fractures

    • Other fractures (upper arm, forearm, pelvis, ribs and others), occurring spontaneously or following minor trauma (e.g. stumbling, bumping)

    • Height loss (≥ 4 cm)

    • Acute or chronic back pain

    • Increased risk of falls

  • All forms of secondary osteoporosis, including tumour therapy-related osteoporosis

  • Osteomalacia

  • Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism

  • Renal osteodystrophy (CKD-MBD, CKD-associated osteoporosis)

  • Other metabolic bone diseases

  • Hereditary bone disorders

  • Osteogenesis imperfecta

  • Hypophosphatasia

  • X-linked hypophosphataemia (phosphate diabetes)

  • Osteodystrophia deformans (Paget's disease of bone)

Range of services

  • Risk assessment (fracture risk assessment, fall risk assessment)

  • Interdisciplinary cause assessment (endocrinology, gynaecology, immunology)

  • Neuromuscular functional diagnostics

  • Bone density measurement using DXA with additional analyses

  • Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)

  • Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA)

  • Osteological laboratory

Therapy & Support

  • Basic therapy

  • Medical therapy

  • Antiresorptive therapy (inhibition of bone resorption)

  • Osteoanabolic therapy (stimulation of bone formation)

  • Sequential therapies

  • Nutritional counselling

  • Sport and exercise therapy

  • Psychosocial support