NEW TEST FOR BRITTLE BONE DISEASE (Orthopedics This Week)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is, also known as “Brittle Bone” disease. Doctors identify it through genetic testing and the use of invasive diagnostic techniques and X-rays. That is about to change.
Thanks to research carried out by researchers from University College London (UCL), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital a technique known as Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) can now be used to test for the condition. And it can test for osteoporosis and other bone diseases...
