Differences in femoral neck geo ...
Summary We studied femoral geometry in relation to age and ethnicity in a cross-sectional study. Age-associated cortical thinning showed the most pr ...
Risk factors for peripheral fra ...
Summary Identification of older men at high risk of peripheral fracture can be improved by assessing prevalent fractures (men aged .65), history of ...
The relation between bone miner ...
Summary Osteoporosis is a well recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study indicates that increased bone turnover, inflammati ...
Reliability of vertebral fractu ...
Summary Two radiologists evaluated images of the spine from computed tomography (CT) scans on two occasions to diagnose vertebral fracture in 100 in ...
Effect of vitamin D supplementa ...
Summary This systematic review demonstrates that vitamin D supplementation does not have a significant effect on muscle strength in vitamin D replet ...
Low bone density and bone metab ...
Summary Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often have reduced bone mass and increased fracture risk. In this prospective study on 33 patients, ca ...
Age, cohort and period effects ...
Summary Hip fractures are substantial problem worldwide. The increase in rate with age does not continue into very old age. Rates decline in success ...
Association between timing of z ...
Summary Patients in the Health Outcomes and Reduced Incidence with Zoledronic Acid Once Yearly (HORIZON) Recurrent Fracture Trial were assessed for ...
The relationship of fetuin-A an ...
Summary The relationships of fetuin-A and lactoferrin to bone-related phenotypes were investigated in elderly women. Fetuin-A was associated not onl ...
Racial differences in the relat ...
Summary It is unclear whether optimal levels of 25- hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in whites are the same as in minorities. In adult participants of NHA ...
Associations of physical activi ...
Summary More efficacious physical activity (PA) prescriptions for optimal bone development are needed. This study showed that PA duration, frequency ...
Osteopenia in the maxillofacial ...
Summary Osteoporosis is a major public health problem worldwide. Its significance in the fields of traumatology and implantology of the maxillofacia ...
Targeted intervention reduces r ...
Summary In the present prospective controlled observational study, we investigated the effect of a coordinated intervention program on 4-year refrac ...
Association between socioeconom ...
Summary For most causes of mortality and morbidity, a socioeconomic gradient exists; however, this systematic review identified limited evidence for ...
Vitamin D sufficiency is associ ...
Summary Data on the association between vitamin D status and osteoporotic fracture in Asians are sparse.We conducted a 6-year cohort study of 773 co ...
Evaluation of FRAX to character ...
Summary The UK FRAX model was evaluated retrospectively in Polish women assessed 11 years previously for fracture risk. Results were compared with f ...
A team approach: implementing a ...
Summary The implementation of a multidisciplinary teambased model of care has led to significant increases in identification of patients with osteop ...
Bone mass in male and female ch ...
Summary Children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) have lower levels of bone mass compared with youths without DS. Their sexual dimorphism in ...
Predictors of very low adherenc ...
Summary We developed a clinical prediction rule score to predict medication non-adherence for women prescribed osteoporosis treatment. When combined ...
Low bone mineral density is ass ...
Summary We studied the nature of the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of death among elderly men. BMD was associated wit ...
Low-frequency axial ultrasound ...
Summary Axial transmission velocity of a low-frequency first arriving signal (VLF) was assessed in the radius and tibia of 254 females, and compared ...
Fracture prediction and calibra ...
Summary A new Canadian WHO fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool to predict 10-year fracture probability was compared with observed 10-year fracture ...
Bone loss and impaired fracture ...
Summary Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in impaired fracture healing in mice while leading to significant bone loss. Poor fracture healing followin ...
Relationship between gender, bo ...
Summary The study cohort comprised 196 females and 163 males. Lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were acqu ...
Hip fracture incidence in Leban ...
Summary Crude incidence rates for hip fractures in individuals aged 50 and above in Lebanon were determined using data from the national hip fractur ...