Bone mineral density (BMD) assessed by double-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) accurately estimates the bone mass in living individuals, and is thus the method usually employed in the diagnosis and follow-up of osteopenia. It is preferred, in clinical settings, to the more invasive and destructive histomorphometrical assessment of trabecular bone mass in undecalcified bone samples. This study...

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteopenia as a bone density between 1 and 2.5 standard deviation (SD) below the bone density of a normal young adult Iqbal 2000. Osteoporosis is defined as 2.5 SD or more below that reference point Iqbal 2000. Bisphosphonates are a group of medications used to treat osteoporosis, Padget's disease of bone, and osteopenia. We report a woman who develop...

OBJECTIVES To detect osteopenia, osteoporosis, treatments received and bone health promoting behaviours early among postmenopausal women and elderly men, and to explore the associated factors. DESIGN A community-based cross-sectional study. SETTINGS Two rural townships in Yunlin County, Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS A total of 941 adults including 651 postmenopausal women and 290 elderly men aged ...

abstract background: preterm labor (delivery after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks of gestation) is the leading cause of prenatal mortality in developed countries. many women who have pre term labor have abnom1ally high plasma levels of a-fetoprotein in early pregnancy. methods: this study was designed to evaluate the ability of this biochemical test and a clinical risk factor scoring system to pr...

The pathophysiological processes underlying the development of diabetic osteopenia has not hitherto been elucidated. Induction of streptozotocin diabetes leads in our experiments to decrease of bone density, ash, mineral content and to thinner cortical width compared to control male rats. In order to investigate the pathogenetic role of bone resorption by osteoclasts in streptozotocin-induced d...

BACKGROUND There is a high prevalence of bone demineralization among HIV-infected patients but mechanisms of alteration of bone turnover are still unclear and it is thought to be multifactorial. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 492 HIV-infected patients within the Aquitaine cohort estimated the prevalence of osteoporosis/osteopenia and investigated associated factors. Bone mineral density ...

To assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among Jordanian postmenopausal women attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Genetics (NCDEG), and to determine the potential associated risk factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted at (NCDEG) in Amman, Jordan. A total of 1079 Jordanian postmenopausal women aged between 45 and 84 years were included in this st...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of high risk patient with osteopenia requiring pharmacologic treatment and investigate the difference of 10-year fracture probability whether bone mineral density (BMD) include or not in Korean FRAX model. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Many people with the fracture have osteopenia rather than osteoporosis, and BMD alone could be...

Deformity correction and internal fixation during surgical treatment of Charcot Arthropathy (CA) requires strong implants capable of ensuring long-term stability and function of the foot. The purpose of this study was to determine the construct shear strength of the newly developed VLP Locking Osteopenia Screw (Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN, USA), as compared to the VLP Locking Cortical Scr...