OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in female patients. As a secondary objective, we evaluated the incidence of hip fractures, types of drugs to treat osteoporosis and serum vitamin D levels. METHOD This is a transversal, descriptive and observational study which evaluated 60 women ...

Osteopenia of prematurity and neonatal metabolic bone disease are terms used to describe the reduced skeletal mineralization seen in preterm babies at term as compared with those who have remained in utero. During the last trimester of pregnancy there is a rapid accretion of calcium and phosphorus due to active transport across the placenta(l). The osteopenia makes the preterm newborn more susc...

This paper is a reassessment of underlying factors of juvenile delinquency in the purview of Covid-19. The study tries to judge the relationship between juvenile delinquency and impact of media, heredity, environment, time, age, school performance, economic status, association etc. The significance of the relationships has been tested. Moreover, attempt has been made to study the influence of t...

Osteopenia of prematurity has become a common problem recently because of improved survival rates of infants with very low birth weight (VLBW). The incidence of neonatal osteopenia is inversely correlated with gestational age and birth weight. Herein, we present four cases of preterm osteopenia that were referred to the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinic with diverse clinical and laborat...

We discussed whether we are able to select a subgroup of patients with osteopenia having a high fracture risk, in which anti-osteoporotic drug treatment can be advocated. We concluded that in individuals in whom, based on clinical risk factors, a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was performed in which osteopenia was diagnosed, anti-osteoporotic treatment should be prescribed in those pati...

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the use of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in the young (20-25years) Saudi females to obtain stiffness index values related to bone quality. Method & Findings: In 101 young females recruited, QUS measurements were performed in the calcaneus region. 33% and 3% had osteopenia and osteoporosis in the calcaneus respectively, stiffness index values =...

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence osteosarcopenia in over 60-year-old community and evaluate whether is associated with disability, frailty depression. Methods This performed using baseline data Namgaram-2, among 1010 surveyed subjects, 885 subjects who were 60 years or older had all necessary tests selected. Kaigo-Yobo checklist (frailty), World He...

background: recent studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in the general population. pregnancy and preterm delivery are known as risk factors for vitamin d deficiency. consequently, vitamin d level in women with preterm deliveries might vary from those with term pregnancies. in this study, we aimed to compare vitamin d level in term and preterm infant–mother pairs...

pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is often complicated by osteoporosis. although corticosteroid therapy undoubtedly plays a causative role, inflammation associated with pv may also contribute to osteoporosis. this study was designed to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with pv before corticosteroid therapy and to compare these findings with those reported previously in healthy voluntee...

aim :  the goal of the present study was to assess the effect of omeprazole on bone mineral density and frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis. background : the effect of omeprazole on bone turnover and the role of stomach ph alteration in calcium absorption have not been completely understood. patients and methods : in a case-control study, 58 patients who were referred to loghman hospital, ...