| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | HOA | Hip Osteoarthritis; Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy |
 | PLO-SL | Polycystic Lipomembranous Osteodysplasia With Sclerosing Leukoencephalopathy (Nasu-Hakola Syndrome) |
 | CRV | Cowbone Ridge Virus |
 | BMF | Bone Marrow Failure |
 | BMP | Bone Morphogenetic Protein |
 | LS-BMD | Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density |
 | OARS | Osteoarthritis Research Society |
 | ACGPOMS | American College Of General Practitioners In Osteopathic Medicine And Surgery |
 | BFR | Biologic False Reaction; Blood Flow Rate; Bone Formation Rate; Buffered Ringer [solution] |
 | BA | Bone Age |
 | STOP IT | Sites Testing Osteoporosis Prevention Intervention Treatment |
 | OPS | Operations; Optical Position Sensor; Optimal Parameter Search [algorithm]; Osteoporosis-pseudolipoma Syndrome; Outpatient Service; Outpatient Surgery |
 | MOS | Myelofibrosis Osteosclerosis |
 | OSF | Open Software Foundation; Organ System Failure; Osteoclast-stimulating Factor; Outer Spiral Fiber; Overgrowth Stimulating Factor |
 | AO | Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fuer Osteosynthesefragen |