UT Southwestern Medical Center provides compassionate, expert care for patients with osteoporosis and other bone disorders such as osteomalacia and Paget’s disease of the bone. Our experienced physicians apply cutting-edge medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat bone disease in its earliest phases.

Our bone specialists use a unique, comprehensive process to evaluate all new patients and create individualized treatment plans. The protocol combines a clinical evaluation with detailed laboratory and imaging assessments to determine the precise cause of bone diseases.

Next to patient care, research is a fundamental driver of success at UT Southwestern. Researchers in the bone disease program are highly regarded leaders in their specialty, laying the groundwork for advanced patient care. For example, our group developed calcium citrate as an optimally absorbable calcium supplement — a treatment routinely used by physicians to treat osteoporosis.

UT Southwestern’s clinicians perform clinical and laboratory research to provide patients with sophisticated therapeutic techniques to treat osteoporosis and related bone diseases. In addition to bone density tests, our physicians are able to perform bone biopsy for histomorphometric analysis in patients with complex bone disorders, a procedure that is only available at a few centers in the U.S.

Patients are given lifestyle counseling to prevent bone loss and may be prescribed medication to manage their disease. UT Southwestern physicians are also experienced in minimally invasive procedures should surgery be required.