Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disorder Program

The Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Program at Cedars-Sinai is dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.

In one convenient location, the program offers a three-point focus of education, diagnosis and treatment to support patients in the best possible management of their condition.

Patients treated by the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Program at Cedars-Sinai are given a comprehensive evaluation that includes consultations with an orthopaedist, an endocrinologist (as necessary), a nutritionist and a physical therapist.

Sophisticated imaging techniques such as dual X-ray absorpitometry or quantitative computed tomography (CT) scans scans are used to evaluate and diagnose osteoporosis.

Specialists provide individuals with osteoporosis a variety of services including:

  • Drug therapy to prevent or treat osteoporosis. This includes providing options for people who are unable to handle oral medications
  • Fracture care by highly qualified orthopaedic surgeons

Ongoing research strives to improve the management of this increasingly prevalent problem.

The Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disorder Program at the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center also brings a multidisciplinary team approach to the treatment of: