| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | BRU | Bone Remodeling Unit |
 | AOL | Acro-osteolysis |
 | BM | Bone Marrow |
 | MIPO | Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis |
 | SOSA | Student Osteopathic Surgical Association |
 | AHA | Anti-heart Antibody; Antihistone Antibody; Area Health Authority; Arthritis-hives-angioedema [syndrome]; Aspartyl-hydroxamic Acid; Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia |
 | OPS | Operations; Optical Position Sensor; Osteoporosis-pseudolipoma Syndrome; Outpatient Service; Outpatient Surgery |
 | EOA | Effective Orifice Area; Erosive Osteoarthritis; Esophageal Obturator Airway; Examination, Opinion, And Advice |
 | JBJS | Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery (US) |
 | PBS | Planar Bone Scan |
 | GBR | Guided Bone Regeneration |
 | CRV | Cowbone Ridge Virus |
 | CHOICES | Cancer, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis Interventions, And Community Evaluation Studies |
 | AEV | Arthritis Encephalitis Virus; Avian Encephalomyelitis-like Virus; Avian Erythroblastosis Virus |
 | HOS | Health Opinion Survey; High-order Spectrum; Holt-Oram Syndrome; Human Osteosarcoma; Hypoosmotic Swelling [test] |