Predictors of new and severe ve ...
Summary We examined prevalent and recent vertebral fractures in 1 year as predictors of new vertebral fractures over subsequent 2 years using data f ...
Omentin-1 exerts bone-sparing e ...
Summary Omentin-1 inhibited osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In co-culture systems of osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors, omentin-1 reduced o ...
Sustained efficacy and safety o ...
Summary In this 2-year extension of a 3-year study, bazedoxifene showed sustained efficacy in preventing new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal w ...
Relationships of percent body f ...
Summary We examined ethnic difference in the association of body fat and trunk fat with bone mineral density (BMD) among Chinese, white, and black s ...
Algorithms can be used to ident ...
Summary Physician-billing claims databases can be used to determine the incidence of fractures in the community. This study tested three algorithms ...
Relationships of muscle strengt ...
Summary This work explores the relationships of muscle strength and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP ...
Serum 25(OH)D concentrations in ...
Summary This study assesses vitamin D status in Israel. Serum 25(OH)D levels <25 and <50 nmol/L are common in Israel with noted differences between ...
Treatment satisfaction and pers ...
Summary Women in POSSIBLE US™ who expressed greater treatment satisfaction at study entry were more likely to persist with osteoporosis therapy over ...
Skeletal findings in children r ...
Summary Eighty children with nephrotic syndrome underwent lumbar spine densitometry and vertebral morphometry soon after glucocorticoid initiation. ...
Estimation of the lifetime risk ...
Summary In Canada in 2008, based on current rates of fracture and mortality, a woman or man at age 50 years will have a projected lifetime risk of f ...
Bisphosphonate prescribing, per ...
Summary We studied new users of oral bisphosphonates and found that less than half persisted with therapy for 2 years, and interruptions in use were ...
Renal function and nonvertebral ...
Summary To examine the association between renal function and fracture in multiethnic women, we studied postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s ...
Genetic influence on bone miner ...
Summary Bone mineral density (BMD), a representative marker of osteoporosis risk, is found to be highly heritable in this Korean study, which is ver ...
Human bone material characteriz ...
Summary The interrelation of calcium and phosphorus was evaluated as a function of bone material quality in femoral heads from male fragility fractu ...
Impact of bone turnover markers ...
Summary We examined how the use of bone turnover markers and educational information affects persistence of bisphosphonate use in osteoporotic patie ...
Differences in structural geome ...
Summary Structural geometric parameters at neck of the proximal femur were obtained using DXA-derived hip structural analysis (APEX 3) and quantitat ...
Severe postpartum osteoporosis ...
We present a 27-year-old woman with hypoparathyroidism following total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma, who presented postpartum during lactat ...
Effectiveness of interventions ...
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care interventions to improve the detection and treatment of osteoporosis. Eight electronic ...
Associations of total osteocalc ...
Summary In older men, both lower and higher total osteocalcin levels predict increased all-cause mortality, with comparable associations for cardiov ...
Arzoxifene versus raloxifene: e ...
Summary Arzoxifene increased bone mineral density and decreased bone turnover to a significantly greater extent than raloxifene. The hot flush incid ...
Bone structure and turnover in ...
Summary We compared skeletal parameters in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) and non-diabetic postmenopausal women. Bone structure by dual energy x-ray absorpt ...
Validation of the adherence eva ...
Summary We developed and validated a specific 12-item questionnaire to evaluate adherence to oral antiresorptive medication by post-menopausal osteo ...
Undertreatment of osteoporosis ...
Summary In this population-based study of more than 2,600 elderly, people with dementia received less preventive treatment for osteoporosis compared ...
Validated risk rule using compu ...
Summary Absolute risk assessment is now the preferred approach to guide osteoporosis treatment decisions. Data collected passively during routine he ...
Bone health in multiple scleros ...
People who are disabled with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at increased risk of osteoporosis. This review discusses issues relevant to bone health ...