Acronym:	Full form:
BEM	Boundary Element Method
BC	Boundary Condition
MKBC	Minimal Kinematic Boundary Condition
PBC	Periodic Boundary Condition
TBC	Tesselation Boundary Condition
BMD	Bone Mineral Density
BTM	Bone Turnover Marker
CLG	CoLlaGen
mCLGf	mineralized CoLlaGen fibril
CT	Computed Tomography
µCT	Micro Computed Tomography
QCT	Quantitative Computed Tomography
HR-pQCT	High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
CZM	Cohesive Zone Model
DICOM	Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DOF	Degrees of Freedom
DXA or DEXA	Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
FDM	Finite Difference Method
FEM	Finite Element Method
EPFM	Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
LEFM	Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
FS	Fall Stage
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
HA	HydroxyApatite
HU	Hounsfield Units
LE	Linear-Elastic
CLE	Cauchy-Linear-Elastic
CNLE	Cauchy-NonLinear-Elastic
NLE	Non-Linear-Elastic
LS	Lengthscale
MD	Molecular Dynamics
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
µMRI	Micro Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PDE	Partial Differential Equation
RVE	Representative Volume Element
CRF	Clinical Risk Factor
QRF	Quantitative Risk Factor
SD	Standard Deviations
TBS	Trabecular Bone Score
TSE	Traction Separation Equation
WHO	World Health Organization