Bone status in a mouse model of ...
Summary Genetic hemochromatosis is a cause of osteoporosis; mechanisms leading to iron-related bone loss are not fully characterized. We assessed th ...
C-reactive protein predicts inc ...
Summary In a 6-year cohort study of 751 communitydwelling elderly Japanese women, we found that C-reactive protein (CRP) is a significant predictor ...
Adherence, preference, and sati ...
Summary In this study, 250 women with osteoporosis were randomized to 12 months with subcutaneous denosumab 60 mg every 6 months or oral alendronate ...
Prevalence of risk factors for ...
Summary To determine the relationship between risk factors and use of DXA scans. Our study showed a relatively high use of DXA in low-risk women and ...
Supplementation with the antiox ...
Summary To date, no intervention studies have been published demonstrating the effect of the antioxidant lycopene on bone. Postmenopausal women supp ...
Construction of a FRAX® model f ...
Summary We describe the creation of a FRAX® model for the assessment of fracture probability in Canadian men and women, calibrated from national hip ...
Physical activity in middle-age ...
Summary In a population-based case-control study, we demonstrate that middle-aged women who were active with walking or in different physical spare ...
Age-related hyperkyphosis, inde ...
Summary While many assume hyperkyphosis reflects underlying spinal osteoporosis and vertebral fractures, our results suggest hyperkyphosis is indepe ...
Fracture hospitalizations betwe ...
Summary In Switzerland, the total number and incidence of hospitalizations for major osteoporotic fractures increased between years 2000 and 2007, w ...
Epidemiology and seasonal varia ...
Summary The purpose of this study was to assess changes in epidemiology and reasons for wintertime excess of distal radius fractures in Oulu, Finlan ...
Secular decreases in fracture r ...
Summary We examined trends in fracture rates over 20 years in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. Hip fractures, major low-trauma fractures, and high- ...
Serum level of pepsinogen signi ...
Summary To elucidate whether serum levels of pepsinogens are associated with the occurrence of gastrointestinal adverse events induced by amino-bisp ...
25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Canadian ...
Summary We assessed vitamin D status and its correlates in the population-based CanadianMulticentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). Results showed that ...
Genetic analysis of vertebral t ...
Summary We investigated 383 bone candidate genes for associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms and vertebral trabecular volumetric bone m ...
Calcium and vitamin-D supplemen ...
Summary A randomised controlled trial was used in assessing the impact of 6 months of daily calcium and vitamin-D supplementation on trabecular and ...
Precompetitive and recreational ...
Summary Young recreational and precompetitive gymnasts had, on average, 23% greater bone strength at the wrist compared to children participating in ...
The association of serum 25-hyd ...
Summary We examined the association of serum 25- hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with indices of bone quality in older men. Positive associations for 25( ...
Longitudinal changes in calcane ...
Summary This longitudinal study examined how calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measures change during childhood while taking into account skel ...
Implementation of osteoporosis ...
Summary Implementation of case findings according to guidelines for osteoporosis in fracture patients presenting at a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) ...
Bone size and density measureme ...
Summary Using computed tomography (CT), we found the decreases in bone size of vertebrae and femur, cortical bone area (CBA) of femur and bone densi ...
Ethnic differences in femur geo ...
Summary Participants in the observational study of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) were studied to determine if ethnic differences in femur geom ...
The utility of BMD Z-score diag ...
Summary This very large dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) cohort confirmed a significant, inverse relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) Z-sc ...
Proximal hip geometry and hip f ...
Summary The association between proximal femoral geometry and hip fracture risk were investigated. The risk of intertrochanteric fractures increased ...
Vitamin D deficiency in HIV-inf ...
Summary We evaluated vitamin D status in HIV+ and HIV- postmenopausalAfrican-American (AA) andHispanicwomen. Most women (74-78%) had insufficient 25 ...
Growth in childhood predicts hi ...
Summary The incidence of hip fracture was estimated in 6,370 women born in Helsinki between 1934 and 1944. Women in the lowest quarter of adiposity ...