Skeletal fragility in diabetes

Skeletal fragility definition.

Strategies to reduce fracture risk must be based on the understanding of the mechanisms that underline the increased incidence of fractures with age and with bone diseases that reduce bone stock. There is evidence that in addition to bone minerals density, other factors influence bone strength. This study reviews the biomechanical aspects of age-related fractures, including the interacting role...

Skeletal fragility and bone quality.

Erythrocyte fragility in hyperthyroid patients

  Mild anaemia among patients with hyperthyroidism, reduction in intracranial zinc content of erythrocytes and anti- haemolysis of whole blood of patients with Graves, disease under laboratory Condition are the facts which indicate that although erythrocytes are devoid of receptors for thyroid hormones, they are affected by the excess of these hormones. In order to find out the reasons for suc...

Muscle-skeletal fragility: data about elderly people who live in RSA in Calabria

Results 54 people, 35 females, 19 males, average 80. 19 patients showed one fragility fracture. The risk of falls was absent in 21 patients, light in 3 patients, middle in 10 patients, high in 20 patients. The BMD was osteoporotic in 37 patients, osteopenia in 8 patients, normal in 6 patients. All patients showed ipo-vitaminosys D. we could make xray in 16 patients only. This was this was the r...

Skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction & diabetes.

Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is a key contributor to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Recent studies have shown that insulin resistance in a variety of conditions including type 2 diabetes, ageing and in offspring of type 2 diabetes is associated with muscle mitochondrial dysfunction. The important question is whether insulin resistance results from muscle mitochondrial dysfunction...