Gender differences for initiati ...
Summary The prospective, observational Direct Assessment of Nonvertebral Fracture in the Community Experience (DANCE) study shows that, among patien ...
Treatment for older men with fr ...
Summary Less than 10% of men receive osteoporosis treatment, even after a fracture. A study of 17,683 men revealed that older men, those with spinal ...
Association between weight chan ...
Summary During a 10-year follow-up of 893 women of various ages from the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis Cohort Study, we evaluated the relat ...
Fracture risk prediction using ...
Summary We evaluated the predictive ability of FRAX® in a cohort of 815 Japanese women. The observed 10-year fracture rate did not differ significan ...
A naturally occurring rare anal ...
Summary The effect of quercetin C-glucoside (QCG) on osteoblast function in vitro and bone formation in vivo was investigated. QCG supplementation p ...
In peripubertal girls, artistic ...
Summary Peripubertal artistic gymnasts display elevated areal bone mineral density at various bone sites, despite delayed menarche and a high freque ...
Alendronate and atrial fibrilla ...
Summary In this meta-analysis of all Merck-conducted, placebo-controlled clinical trials of alendronate, the occurrence of AF was uncommon, with mos ...
Association between vitamin K i ...
Summary A cross-sectional analysis of 1,662 community dwelling elderly Japanese men suggested that habitual natto intake was significantly associate ...
Ethnic difference of clinical v ...
Summary Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures. Data on the vertebral fracture risk in Asia remain sparse. This study observ ...
Geographic trends in incidence ...
Summary A comprehensive review of literature was conducted to investigate variation in hip fracture incident rates around the world. The original cr ...
Measuring health-related qualit ...
Summary The Male Osteoporosis Assessment Questionnaire (OPAQ™) is a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument that can differentiate between ...
Mechanical loading-related chan ...
Summary Osteocyte sclerostin is regulated by loading and disuse in mouse tibiae but ismore closely related to subsequent local osteogenesis than the ...
Circulating osteocalcin level i ...
Summary In agreement with the results of animal studies, the plasma osteocalcin level is positively associated with improved glucose tolerance and i ...
Response to “Effects of Vitamin ...
We would like to thank Maria Fusaro and colleagues for their suggestion that habitual intake of natto may have a beneficial effect on vascular healt ...
Prevalence of osteoporosis amon ...
Summary In this prospective study, we measured bone mineral density (BMD) in 1,041 cancer patients undergoing an oncological rehabilitation program ...
Impact of a centralized osteopo ...
Summary We conducted a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effect of a centralized coordinator who identifies and follows up with fracture patie ...
Osteoporotic changes of subchon ...
Summary Subchondral trabecular bone structure was analyzed in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients using 3-T MRI to investigate structural features of ...
Does increased sunlight exposur ...
Summary Sunlight exposure by improving vitamin D status could be a simple public health strategy in reducing falls among frail elder people. In a ra ...
Risk factors for fracture in el ...
Summary Risk factors for fractures were assessed in a random sample of 4,696 elderly men followed for 5.4 years. Results highlighted the importance ...
The rate of hip osteoarthritis ...
Summary We found no difference in the rate of radiological hip osteoarthritis in the injured hip when comparing 349 patients with proximal femoral f ...
Predicting EQ-5D-US and SF-6D s ...
Summary Linear regression was applied to data from 275 persons with osteoporosis-related fracture to estimate EQ- 5D-US and SF-6D health state value ...
The direct cost of acute hip fr ...
Summary Data on the true acute care costs of hip fractures for patients admitted from care homes are limited. Detailed costing analysis was undertak ...
Incidence of hip fracture and p ...
Summary The incidence of hip fractures in Turkey increased markedly from that reported in 1988/1989 so that FRAX® models for Turkey should be revise ...
Exercise and fractures in postm ...
Summary This trial is the first exercise study that focuses on fracture incidence as a primary study endpoint. Although we marginally failed to dete ...
Multi-site bone ultrasound meas ...
Summary About 75% of patients suffering from osteoporosis are not diagnosed. This study describes a multi-site bone ultrasound method for osteoporos ...